. Two bird-lovers in Mexico . THE COOX HAWK Boatbills flying- over the camp at night and utteringtheir discordant squawks. *4 325 ^. THK SKULL OK A VAGIAHONDI :::::::::m TWO BIRD-LOVERS IN MEXICO B::::-: Near the edge of the swamp, we were startled bya sudden snarl, and a long-tailed, dark, furry creature dashed olf throujihthe bushes, sjiring-ing silently over thesoft mould. We hadno idea as to what itwas, but we foundits tracks to be smalland cat-like. Search-ing tlie place fromwhich it sprang, wecame across a scat-tered mass of bonesand dried skin, which the vultures had evidently pickedcle
. Two bird-lovers in Mexico . THE COOX HAWK Boatbills flying- over the camp at night and utteringtheir discordant squawks. *4 325 ^. THK SKULL OK A VAGIAHONDI :::::::::m TWO BIRD-LOVERS IN MEXICO B::::-: Near the edge of the swamp, we were startled bya sudden snarl, and a long-tailed, dark, furry creature dashed olf throujihthe bushes, sjiring-ing silently over thesoft mould. We hadno idea as to what itwas, but we foundits tracks to be smalland cat-like. Search-ing tlie place fromwhich it sprang, wecame across a scat-tered mass of bonesand dried skin, which the vultures had evidently pickedclean. The skull of the creature was in almost })erfectcondition, and we preserved it for identification. Itproved to be that of a Yaguarondi, a Mexican cat whichwe had never expected to find in this part of thecountry. There was very little doubt that the animalwhich fled at our approach was also of this S2)ecies, anda few minutes later another, clearer view proved thatour surmise was correct. What could have been its errand near the bonesof its dead comrade ? Piles of scattered feathers hereand there in our path showed where un
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