STANDING STILL. 153 



In forest hunting one can never be certain that one 

 may not be within view of game, which may be stand- 

 ing or lying among bush concealed from the hunter's 

 notice, but out of which they can see much better 

 than he can, and as a matter of habit often keep a 

 considerable area of ground under observation. The 

 hunter may therefore at any moment pass within plain 

 sight of game, but if the colour of his dress harmonizes 

 well with that of the landscape, and he makes no 

 sudden movement which attracts attention, it may 

 frequently occur that he will not be observed, because 

 the game, though seeing, may not recognise what he 

 is, but take him for some natural object in the landscape, 

 such as a rock or a tree stump. A good illustration 

 of this fact occurs when game comes unexpectedly 

 in sight, advancing towards the hunter ; every sportsman 

 of experience is aware that deer and other animals 

 will then, as we have already shown, provided he only 

 remains motionless, frequently come quite close up 

 without observing him. 



This brings us to the question of how it is that 

 game most frequently catch sight of an enemy; and 

 we trust before we have done with it to be able to 

 state a number of interesting facts about it. It can 

 however, hardly be doubtful, that it is because their 

 eye instantly detects anything in motion. 



The moment that their attention is thus attracted, 

 their keen sight generally enables them readily enough 



for the red trousers if the kepi is of a third colour, it again makes 

 another line, so will a white belt or any other showy accoutrement. 

 Every one of these things " makes a line" when seen at a distance on a 

 number of men. We feel sure however that in the next great war 

 British uniforms will be carefully attended to in this way, so as to 

 avoid the errors of former days. 



