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wo hundred yards. Go, therefore, when it blows a 

 strong gale of wind, on a, fast galloping horse, and 

 ret as near as possible to them on the leeward side. 

 Fhe moment the herons begin to rise, charge for 

 ;hem at full speed ; and, before they can possibly 

 nake head against the wind, you will either get under 

 l hem, or they will fly over you, and very seldom out 

 )f gun shot. The only obstacle is the chance of 

 missing them, from the difficulty of keeping the 

 dorse sufficiently steady to shoot from his back, im- 

 mediately after being pulled up from a gallop. 



KNOT, KNUTE, or KNOUT. Tringa canutis 



Le canut. 



A bird which, like the ruffs and reeves, is more 

 easily caught by nets than shot; as the knot, like 

 the others, keeps running under the high reeds, where 

 it cannot well be followed up, and then is apt to 

 spring out of gunshot. The knots, if they remain 

 in England, when the fens are frozen, will sometimes 

 repair to the coast. There they are much easier of 

 access than either the curlews or gray plovers. 



LANDRAIL, CORNCRAKE, or DAKERHEN. Eattus 



crex Le rale de genet. 



To find a landrail, always make choice of a clover 

 field; and if that does not offer, try beans, potatoes, 

 or beds of young withey. Landrails are now most 

 plentiful in Ireland. 



