140 A WHITE HARPY. Book I. 
the long feathers of the wings and tail, which were of a 
dark-bluish grey, the whole bird was of the purest white. 
Its legs were covered with feathers to the toes, which were 
armed with the most formidable claws, very long, of semi- 
circular form, and sharp as needles. Its head was large 
and broad like that of an owl, with long feathers in the 
neck, which being erected gave the bird a most savage 
aspect. Its eyes were very large, with yellow iris ; and 
the indomitable courage in their expression only died 
away with the extinction of life. I had to crush almost 
every bone of the chest of this animal before it was dead. 
On the 3rd of June we were informed that a bongo had 
arrived at San Ubaldo, and was going to sail for Granada 
in the evening. In this we took a passage, and arrived at 
home the next morning. Our horses had been sent back 
by land. 
