entering the thicket of submerged, bushes directly in front 
of the open door at which I was standing. I stepped out, 
clapped my hands and shouted, but the bird would not dive 
nor did it appear to notice me in the least, for it kept 
steadily on its way, chiefly within the belt of bushes 
through which it pursued a devious course, moving very 
rapidly. Once or twice it stopped and preened its feathers 
or rose and flapped its wings. 
