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was loopholed all round so as to be defended from 

 an attack from any quarter, while the windows 

 were fitted with iron, bullet-proof shutters, which we 

 were careful to close as soon as we had lighted the 

 lamp in the evening. These precautions were not 



unnecessary, for B told me how on a former 



visit the robbers, who infest all these forests, had 

 stolen all the horses during the night and had 

 got right away with them. They were recovered, 

 however, some days later, after an interchange of 

 rifle-shots. 



Very early in the morning we turned out and 

 proceeded again to the nest. As we had expected, 

 the Eagles had left to hunt for food ; and about 

 eight o'clock one of them returned to feed the 

 young bird, which was evidently getting restless 

 and hungry. I just succeeded in exposing the 

 plate, which was all ready, before the Eagle dis- 

 appeared into the nest, shortly afterwards leaving 

 by the other side. But, as I feared at the time, all 

 the photographs at this nest were useless, owing to 

 the movement of intervening branches and leaves. 

 The nest proved to be full of skulls and bladebones 

 of sheep, goats, and a calf, showing that the Eaglet, 

 which was very nearly ready to leave the nest, had 

 been largely brought up on carrion. 



On returning to the house I investigated the nest 

 of a White Stork in the courtyard. It was placed 



