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shooting and that they were
feverish with the orange
colored newly born young
clinging to their breasts.
At 12 noon I found the
Sithas, a party of several
males which were very
frightened. I ran away at once
I followed down hill separated
them & soon after I
heard them pealing to
each other apparently trying
to unite again. About
I returned at 3 P.M. with
one old Sarampitherus, a
live egg about 1 week old which
I found all naked over here. The
young kept up. Pleasently
all ran old & stayed
nearby apparently nothing to
assist it but I frightened
her away. There of the herd
spaced, moved away as
soon as I shot. While up
the small ravine today I
saw a number of Marden-bird
clean feeding on large ripe 40
feathery with dark green limbs
like royal palms & Feather
drunklers.
Bute aumber