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anon preening its feathers, or gazing silently at its surround- 

 ings. The wild and untameable instincts of the Kite mani- 

 fested themselves in this young fledgling, for whenever it saw 

 me at the window, it would erect its feathers and wear a fierce 

 aspect. Though the mother did not now sit on the nest, it 

 was always close by, as if in tender solicitude for the safety of its 

 young one. 



On the 14th of March, i. e. thirty-nine days after it had come 

 out of its egg-shell, I found that the young bird had flown — gone 

 to play its humble part with its fellows in the great economy 

 of life. 

 Calcutta. 



