228 ROOK RUFF. 



near Dover, that those who were under the cliffs 

 could scarcely get a bird to fly low enough ; while 

 one person, who stood above, and fired down, very 

 soon exhausted all his ammunition, without missing 

 a single shot. 



To take all chances at rockbirds and seafowl, with 

 a small gun, use shot No. 3 instead of No. 7. 



ROOK. Corvus frugilegus Lefreux. 



Let those who find amusement in shooting perchers 

 (or young rooks) be careful how they fire among 

 rickyards and buildings, and always avoid loading 

 their guns with either paper or tow. For this kind 

 of shooting, therefore, the safest and best kind of 

 wadding is leather. But as this pastime is most 

 frequently followed by those who never use a punch, 

 or perhaps do not even know what the word " wadding" 

 means, let me only advise, that they be requested to 

 put green moss, or leaves, on their powder and shot, 

 instead of using paper, which is so very liable to set 

 fire to the buildings. Young rooks, by being first 

 skinned, and then soaked all night in cold spring 

 water, make pies, which are worthy the notice of the 

 most scientific gourmand. 



RUFF. Tringa pugnax Le combattant. 



Ruffs are birds of which the males are seldom 

 found two alike in plumage, and of which the females 

 are called REEVES. 



As I before observed, when classing them with the 



