MOVEMENTS OF SHORE-BIRDS 109 



snipe shot at a goose in a moment of excitement — a thing 

 which has often been done. For years I have practised carry- 

 ing one large-shot cartridge in my waistcoat pocket. Here it 

 can readily be laid hold of without the lengthy operation of 

 searching through the cartridge-bag, and a long shot can be 

 taken or a large bird floored just in the nick of time. 



