MOVEMENTS OF SHORE-BIRDS 109 
snipe shot at a goose in a moment of excitement—a thing 
which has often been done. For years I have practised carry- 
ing one large-shot cartridge in my waistcoat pocket. Here it 
can readily be laid hold of without the lengthy operation of 
searching through the cartridge-bag, and a long shot can be 
taken or a large bird floored just in the nick of time. 
