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They pay scant attention to any such attempts 

 at scraping an acquaintance, and though they 

 may answer, will continue upon their way with- 

 out any effort at sociability. Sometimes to get 

 a fair shot advantage may be taken of the cat- 

 tle if they are grazing in the fields, as the Up- 

 lands for a long time familiar with and so hav- 

 ing no fear of these quiet neighbors, suspect no 

 danger from their close approach. The gun- 

 ner may urge the grazing cow gently toward 

 the birds, keeping himself well hidden behind 

 her until near enough. It is needless to say 

 that the same trustful animal will not consent to 

 be for a second time a movable blind for the 

 gunner, for until the shock to her nervous sys- 

 tem has passed off she is likely to be as wary as 

 the birds themselves, trotting off at once and 

 shaking her horns in a decided negative at any 

 attempt to renew the acquaintance. 



A barren, rocky pasture, fit only for the sheep 

 to graze in, and whose sandy soil is overgrown 

 with a crunching carpet of dry moss and lich- 

 ens is often a very good ground for Uplands 

 and they may be seen scurrying about in squads 

 of half-a-dozen or more, running races for some 

 l^articularly fat cricket or grasshopper. But 



