240 GAME. 



can be driven from these only with the greatest difficulty, 

 running from side to side, and, when forced to fly, hopping 

 up with a whirr to dart down again, sometimes within a 

 few feet of where he got up. The hunting is hard work, 

 and the hunter gets only snap shots. It is rare shooting 

 either for practice or to the hunter who wishes to test his 

 skill. It is no sport for a beginner. 



If, however, this bird can be forced from his favourite 

 cover and takes refuge in grass, he yields the same sport 

 as the eastern bird, although under the most favourable 

 circumstances even the very best shot will be surprised 

 at the number of misses he makes. As food he is as 

 delicate and delicious as the eastern bird. So far as I 

 have been able to discover, his domestic habits are identical 

 with those of 'Bob White.' The birds pair, take turns 

 in sitting on the nest, and together care for the young 

 brood. The male has the same call, though not so distinct 

 or loud, and in spring may be seen sitting on a log or 

 stump of a tree repeating his monotonous note. 



OTHER BIRDS. 



Of other birds than the birds already mentioned, there is, 

 to my knowledge, but one single bird which makes its home 

 the year round on the plains. This is a pretty little bird 

 with a light brown back, lighter belly, and a black and 

 white ring round its neck. In some sections of the plains 

 it is called the ' skylark,' from the habit of the male 

 poising himself in the air over its nest and mate on the 

 ground, and twittering his little song. In other sections 

 it is called the ' snow bird ' from its being present in great 

 numbers when the whole wide waste is covered with snow, 

 and all other birds have sought a warmer climate. It 

 collects in immense flocks in the fall and winter, and, being 

 very fat, is equally tempting to the palate as the ' rice 

 bird.' 



There are a very considerable number of birds which 



