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from the grass, and mounting perpendicularly into the air, at a 

 height of from 100 to 200 feet, it closes its wings and drops 



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Fig. 4.— Black Bustard. 



head first to earth, only opening the wings to break its fall when 

 within a few feet of the ground. 



