THE INDIAN PARIAH KITE.
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anon preening its feathers, or gazing silently at its surroundings. The wild and untameable instincts of the Kite manifested themselves in this young fledgling, for whenever it saw me at the window, it would erect its feathers and wear a fierce aspect. Though the mother did not now sit on the nest, it was always close by, as if in tender solicitude for the safety of its young one.
On the 14th of March, i.e. thirty-nine days after it had come out of its egg-shell, I found that the young bird had flown—gone to play its humble part with its fellows in the great economy of life.
Calcutta.
