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Show Tho Ulailoo ou Ihe Hnlpa Chaia. L During the laat Christmas holiday, we formed a party to go out a-shoot Ing. Our boat had sailed a short dls-t tance up the Hall "khal," which rltet from the Pallapole "beel" and falls Into In-to Uie Ichamatl near Itangoon, We taw a pair of big anlpca to our right The fowllng-pleco rang out and belched forth a cloud of amoke and small shot, One of the pair waa wounded In the leg and wlngt, but managed to make off, accompanied by Ita mate. At a ahort distance the pair took refuge In a piece of marshy land and began cawing In a plaintive toue, which soon collected half a doxen of Ita fellows. Our boat came alongside by thla time, and aa aoon aa the gun waa raited a second time a atrange tight met our view The assembled birds formed a ring around the wounded wound-ed bird, aa If to protect It from our attack, while Ita mate busied Itself In relieving Ita pain with Its bill Such a spectacle made a very aoft Impression Impres-sion on our minds and unnerved our bands. |