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scarce bird. I have, however, killed several of them 

 on the coast of Kent ; but always considered the gray 

 godwit as the best worth shooting. There is no 

 great art required to kill these birds. In hard wea- 

 ther they are scattered on the shores, and in spring 

 they may be easily shot when flying about in the 

 marshes. 



GREBES. 



There are seven sorts, including the little river 

 dobchick. 



These birds, in evading the flash of a gun, are 

 even quicker than the divers. 



The large grebes are worth shooting for the sake 

 of their skins, which make excellent tippets and tra- 

 velling caps. 



GROUSE. 



There are three kinds of grouse, exclusive of the 

 wood grouse, or capercaile (a Swedish bird, that is 

 given in Bewick as having formerly been known to 

 visit this country), the same species of which so many 

 were lately brought to London by the Laplanders, 

 and which were sold at the poulterers by the name of 

 kappercally. 



BLACK GROUSE, or BLACK COCK. Tebrao tetrixLe coq 

 de bruyere, a queue four chue. 



To shoot a black cock (in the winter), when he 

 becomes wild, you should wait near, or in the direc- 



