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THE KILIMA NJARO EXPEDITION. 
breed during the months of June, July, and August 
in the vicinity of Kilima-njaro. The hatched young 
appear about the month of October, or a little earlier. 
I am told by the Wa-taveita that for the first few 
days after emerging from the egg they remain under 
a 
Fig. 69.—(a) The right Manus or Wing of young Ostrich, (h) Scale Feathers 
of young Ostrich. 
the guardianship of the mother, but I must own that 
whenever I have myself seen them, they were, no 
matter if young enough to be run down and easily 
captured, unaccompanied by any parent. Neverthe¬ 
less the natives persist in their statement, and they 
further averred, without any questioning from me, that 
