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about thirty of them feated on the branches 
of a tree, and expofing their white bellies to 
the firft rays of the fun. As the tree which 
they had chofen was fo much feparated from 
the reft, that their fhadow did not incom- 
mode them, I made a circuit through the 
bufhes, and having approached as near to 
them as I could without being difcovered, I 
ran up to the tree before they had time 
to defcend. I was certain that none of 
them had efcaped j but, notwithftanding 
this, I could not perceive one of them, 
though I caft my eyes round on every fide, 
and walked backwards and forwards, exa- 
mining the tree w^ith the utmoft attention. 
I refolved therefore to fit down at fome dif- 
tance from the root of it, and to watch un- 
til I could obferve fome motion ; and after a 
confiderable fpace of time I was amply re- 
paid for my patience. I at length faw a head 
ftretched out, apparently with a view of dif- 
covering what was become of me; upon 
which taking aim, I difcharged my piece, 
and the animal inftantly fell. I expeded 
that the noife of the report would have 
frightened the reft of the troop ; but this 
was not the cafe ; and though I kept my poft 
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