4S THE FOGEL-HUiVr). 



from off the ground or from tree to tree, he must not 

 bark until it perches, and then only occasionally ; and 

 always from the same side of the tree ; he should not be 

 allowed to run barking and yelping round about the tree, 

 and least of all to maw and scratch the stem with his teeth 

 and claws, as in that case the bird becomes frightened 

 and moves otf." 



When the Capercali is "treed" by a well-trained 

 dog-^and it seldom flies far after being flushed from otf 

 the ground unless it sees the fowlor — it often remains quite 

 passive, and looks down with curiosity rather than fear on 

 the enemy beneatli. In the meanwhile the man stealthily 

 makes his way towards the tree beneath which tlie dog 

 is challenging ; and as the attention of the bird is in 

 great degree taken up by the dog, the man is frequently 

 enabled to get within gun-shot before it becomes aware of 

 his presence. But even when one is close to the tree — 

 supposing it is an umbrageous pine — it is not always 

 easy to discover the bird. In this case it is best, in the 

 first instance, to follow with the eye the stem of the tree 

 from the ground upwards, and afterwards to peer amongst 

 the branches. It happens at times, nevertheless, that 

 one never discovers it until it takes wing. 



In the early part of the autumn, cocks and hens, wlien 

 "treed," sit equally well to the Fogel-Hund, but as 

 the season advances, the cocks become so excessively wild 

 as usually to fly as soon as the dog begins to challenge. 

 This is by no means the case with the hens, wlio will 

 often remain in the tree until a person approaches quite 

 close to them. 



Ffom the large size of the Capercali one might sup- 

 pose it would be an easy shot, and such is the case if it be 

 flushed from off the ground and that the cover be pretty 

 oj)en ; but when it dips down unexpectedly from the pines 

 nearly to the ground, as frequently happens, it is ofteii 



