210 IN ZEALAND. 



migration, the estimate would certainly not be too high. 

 That the Jagt in Zealand was also in an extraordinary 

 degree successful, may be inferred from the fact that a 

 Danish forest-keeper shot in the course of a few hours on 

 the plantations of Hornbeck, two (Swedish) miles from the 

 town of Elsinore, no fewer than thirty -five of those birds ; * 

 and as further evidence of their abundance, I may men- 

 tion they were then sold in the Copenhagen market for 

 Is. 6d. the couple, the ordinary price being 4s. In spite, 

 however, of the great destruction amongst them in the 

 spring spoken of," the writer goes on to say, "the autumnal 

 migration, which commenced in the first days of October, 

 was very considerable. On one gentleman's estate, thirty - 

 five couple an unusual number were killed ; the last 

 bird on the 22nd November." 



Even in ordinary years, the spring Cock-shooting in 

 Scania is very fair; and if a man is fortunate enough to 

 obtain access to good coverts, several couple of tlirs<> birds 

 may any day be bagged. The disadvantage, however, of 

 shooting at this season, is that the birds are usually in 

 such very poor condition, that many would say they 

 were hardly worth " powder and shot." 



The autumnal Cock-shooting in Scania is inferior to 

 that in the spring; but, as a set-off, the birds are then in 

 good condition, and, as a rule, they lie well to the"-point<>r, 

 which is not always the ease in the last-named season. 

 The autumn as well as the spring shooting varies, 



* M. ll<il>t, \\liMin I t la.-t autumn in Sratiia, s]>'ik<- of a similar 



-.|aiii,'lil.T. Hi- it mi^'lit In- tin- \-ry cine s|Miken "t" aKove. in wliieli lie liini 

 -i It timk ['ait , viz., tliat a friend of his in Jutland <m tin- L'ml April, iS'li 1 . 

 bagged thirty -i\ Woode.M-k In-fore finir o'eloek in tlie al'ternenn. when lie 

 was oliliyed tn de~i-t iViun sliiHitiiif; n\\ ini{ t<i llic want ( aninniiiitinn. 



Fur a |iart nt'tlic day .M . llnl>t sliut ii in]i;iny itli tlii> iniliv iilnal, and 



killi-il twflvi- liinl> in addition : so tint tn^i-tln-r tln-y Iri^'L.''^! twenty 1'mir 

 i | ill-, wliicli. nndi-r tin- ciivuin-tMiic-, -, uas nut l.ad w.irk. 



