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Pictures of Bird Life 



bETTiNG Fhuto-tkap. Expusure made by touching biLK Thread. 



work, and then, inadvertently relcasino- the sluitter, ha\ e wasted 

 a plate, and had to eonmienee ao-ain dc novo. If tall grasses 

 or plants eonie into undue proniinenee, eut them down at an 

 early stage of the proceedings, and make sm-e tliat none of 

 your disouisements come in front of the lens, and that no 

 wind which may spring up can blow grasses or lea\'es in front 

 of it after you \\i\\q gone. 



^^^hate^'er you do, a\'oid, if possible, any field tenanted by 

 sheep, horses, or cattle. I have had a pony come smelling around 

 my carefully arranged wires, with a pair of Lapwings dancing 

 about in front of its nose, until I have had to jump up and 

 drive it off to save a wasted plate. Once, M'hen depending 

 upon a string from a hiding-place, a cow swallowed scAcral 

 yards of it, in spite of my frantic efforts to frighten her away. 



