1 1 8 Among the Birds in Northern Shires. 



on these chalky heaths, and when alarmed, if it does 

 not take wing, it quietly crouches flat to the ground, 

 extending its neck and head, which are also pressed 



The Stone Curlew. 



close to the soil, and there, perfectly motionless, it 

 awaits until danger is past, or until it is almost 

 trodden under foot, when it is reluctantly compelled 

 to disclose itself. The Stone Curlew is known 

 by various local names, all more or less expressive 

 of some of its characteristics or relating to the 



