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aloft, the stolen property hanging from one great bushy 
claw. At the first shot he dropped his prey, and to the 
second dropped himself—a handsome specimen, 6| lb. 
weight. 
River-Eagle.—“ My Teal, I believe ? ” 
A Sketch of Bird-Life on the Western Bend 
{On the Arid Prairies eastward of Malakal) 
Sudan ostriches were among the specimens we had 
been commissioned to bring home for the British 
Museum ; and local information led us to believe that 
a troop of those giant birds frequented the Hinterland of 
Malakal. Lowe and I therefore set forth from that spot 
at dawn on January 28th. Now this was about as silly 
