150 BY-WAYS AND BIRD-NOTES. 
ye mought es well shoot at a ghost, er a 
spirit.” 
The secret of the matter is that the cuckoo’s 
breast is sheeny white and presents a very slen- 
der mark, which on account of its being just 
the color of the silver fore-sight of the com- 
mon rifle, is very difficult to “draw a bead’ 
upon ; wherefore even the most expert marks- 
man is apt to miss it. 
