SEA-FOWL SHOOTING IN THE 

 EIETH OF FORTH. 



WE have long discovered two distinct and widely 

 different classes amongst men who are fond of 

 recreation with the gun. By far the most nu- 

 merous type are mere shooting-machines, whose 

 delight is a partridge or grouse drive, when the 

 honours of the day are accorded to him who has 

 the largest heap of dead birds at his feet. The 

 plan of the campaign is simple enough. A row of 

 guns take up a position under the mask of a wall, 

 hedge, or drain, crossing the line where the driven 

 birds are sure to fly. A large number of beaters 

 are sent round to raise the game, which keep con- 

 stantly dashing past, or over the heads of the 

 sportsmen. When all the partridge or grouse are 



