lu/rcl h'di niiiui ill S'nnI . 
visil Id till' vilhii,'!', w as Ulr riM-ciil vrrrl ion in I'mnl of cm.cIi ;i hodi^ oP 
quiidranguliir sti uci iiri's of ircil \\u\\s sonir "JD . S . 8 , ri'scmhlinL; an 
or(linai'\ poultry I'un. On olilaiiiini; cut rn niT inlo one of these .stnif:-' 
turos h" I'oiiiiil il conlaineil :il least thi-ee score pairs ot lull grown 
Egrets in M slale o|' ti'eedoni ; (here was a plentil'ul .suppl\- ol' porches' 
for the liirils, a iol I he cane u a,s tolerably eleaii. The hiials a ppeared 
to assoe.iule in pn,ir>. and niel the intrusion with their usual lioai'si' erics. 
Photo hij (I. Hi I ell. 
A liberal supply of food, consisting of small fresh water lisli netted 
in the dhand, lay about in shallow earthen platters, and the liinis helped 
theni.s(dves to this at pleasure. The birds were fairly taiiie and al- 
lowed thenisidves to lie .scizeil lj\- their ownur.s without showing ajiy fear. 
Then' were about twent\- such eagcs in the villaire. I'aeh containing 
about lifty liiials on the avi'ra.ge. 
There was anijile evidence lo indicate that flic birds breeil freely 
in these conditions of modilieil eaiitivity. Enquiries showed that und«r 
thesi- comlitions hiials assume their nuptial pluma,f^i' four times a year: 
