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properly treated their existence can be maintained in captivity 

 for a number of years. They prefer to pick their food out of 

 the water and visitors at the Zoo watch with much interest the 

 attempts of one of these birds which has unfortunately lost the 



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sight of one eye to impale portions of food with its bill. It is 

 sometimes necessary to make a half a dozen unsuccessful at- 

 tempts before the coveted object is finally secured. In their 

 natural state, however, these birds are wonderfully accurate 

 with their bills, capturing a rapidly moving fish in the water 

 without effort. They will stand for hours on one leg watching 

 for their prey when suddenly with lightning speed the bill goes 



