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repeated at short intervals ; when lying down in 
the day time if a hawk should scream near by, they 
will in a half dreamy sort of way emit a single note, which 
is a great help to the huntsman if he is within hearing. 
The Indians always put three bullets in the gun when 
hunting maipoori, and often on that account lose the 
animal, the powder not being enough to give the bullets 
sufficient force to penetrate to a vital part. 
Maipoories are hunted with dogs, and are generally 
killed in the water ; but if the dog is well trained and 
will bite the maipoori (which it can easily overtake) in- 
stead of chasing it, the latter will at once sit on its haunches 
to fight the dog ; this gives the huntsman an opportunity 
to come up and kill it. The maipoori generally sits with 
his back to a tree or near dense bush in such a position 
that the dog can only attack it in front. Another way 
to kill them is to watch for them at night when they 
come to feed, or at the pits formed in swamps in dry 
weather, where they go to excrete. In these instances a 
platform is made, large enough for two persons and 
about fourteen feet high, and on this the hunters remain 
quietly until they hear the maipoori eating or splashing 
in the water. One person then carefully lights a candle 
and endeavours as he best can to throw the light on the 
animal, while the other shoots ; if care is taken to make 
no noise, the maipoori will give the shooter ample time 
to take aim and fire. Maipoories never excrete on dry land 
if avoidable, and will travel long distances in dry weather 
to the pools they frequent for this purpose. 
Labba {Coelogenys paca) are nocturnal in their habits, 
and during the day lie in holes in the ground, generally 
in those made by the armadillo, or in a hollow 
