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flew off so strongly, that he was convinced he never hit it at 
all. The object of the Drake had clearly been to draw Mr. 
King away from his companion, of whose fate it was uncon- 
scious ; indeed, so attached are these birds at certain seasons, 
that it is no uncommon circumstance, when one has been 
shot, for the other, especially the male, to linger about its 
struggling partner, exhibiting the greatest distress, until either 
killed or frightened away. 
