wandered about until afternoon ; then he broke 

 his fast with a mouthful of willow-twigs. Soon 

 after eating these he took a drink of water. 

 After this he walked leisurely about until 

 nearly sundown, then made himself a nest at 

 the foot of a cliff in the woods. Here he remained 

 until late the following afternoon, apparently 

 sleeping. Just before sundown he walked out 

 a short distance, smelled of a number of things, 

 licked the snow a few times, and then returned 

 to his nest. 



The next morning he went early for a drink 

 of water and ate more willow-twigs. In the 

 afternoon of this day he came on a dead bird, 

 — apparently a junco, — which he ate. An- 

 other drink, and he lay down at the foot of a 

 tree for the night. The next morning he drank 

 freely of water, surprised a rabbit, which he 

 entirely devoured, and then lay down and prob- 

 ably slept until noon the following day. On this 

 day he found a dead grouse, and toward even- 

 ing he caught another rabbit. 



The following day he started off with more 

 spirit than on any of the preceding ones. Evi- 



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