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te rating noisily, while tlie other alights not thirty yards oif ; the one 

 in the tree clatters out in response to a stone with a tremendous 

 scolding and whirring. I account for him, and then put the dog on 

 the other. He also rises into a tree, making as much noise as his 

 brother. Unfortunately he departs from below me, but only goes about 

 -to yards the other side of the path and alights again. I follow, but 

 again he moves, and this time be wings his way far down the khud, 

 not giving me a chance. I pursue no further as the dusk is gathering 

 fast, even young kalij are seldom as tame as this. I expect it is owing 

 to their having lived neat- this frequented path. 



We now emerge on to the main road, and I am glad to rest for a few 

 minutes and empty the contents of my Thermos bottle (which 

 thesyoe has brought) down my throat ; meanwhile the " pahari " lays 

 the pheasants out in a row, and goes off to get two men to fetch the 

 karker. 1 run my eye over the bag, noting the sesies, and as far 

 as 1 can judge the ages of the birds. The first to attract attention 

 are the two old cock koklass : no doubt about their not beino- this 

 year's birds. I expect tliey are birds of 3 or 4 years' old, judging 

 from their short sharp spurs. One of the remaining koklass is 

 undoubtedly an old hen just over the Uioult. The end of her breast- 

 bone hardly gives at all to pressure ; the remaining three koklass 

 are birds of the year. The kalij are one forward young cock, one old 

 hen, and one young hen. Such is what 1 would term at home my 

 modest bag, nine pheasants and an animal smaller than a roe deer^ 

 but as shooting goes round a hill station, I am highly satisfied with 

 ray one gun, one man and one dog day ! 



