stillness of night sets in, one large flock after another 

 hastens to its feeding ground, and the various calls and 

 the noise of wings is heard with a clearness which is 

 sufficient to enable the sportsman to mark the kinds, and 

 trace his prey to their feeding-stations, to make him aware 

 of their approach long before they come within his reach. 



The total number of British birds enumerated by Jenyns, 

 exclusive of twenty-six doubtful species, is three hundred 

 and twelve, of which Natatores furnish ninety. Of the 

 latter again, one half nearly is made up of ducks, there 

 being, according to the above-mentioned authority, forty- 

 one species, including the Mergi or Gooseanders. 



The remainder is chiefly composed of gulls, including 

 the terns and petrels ; while the grebes, divers, cormorants, 

 and solan goose make up the balance. 



