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:;;. EXTRACTING A FIRED CARTRIDGE BETWEEN THE THUMB 

 AND SECOND FINGER, TWO LOADED ONES BEING 

 AT THE SAME TIME HELD IN RESERVE . . . 205 



37. CHARGING A GUN WITH TWO CARTRIDGES THAT HAVE 



BEEN HELD IN RESERVE BETWEEN THE FINGERS . 205 



38. PARTRIDGE SHOOTING, 'WALKING' (EXAMPLE 1) . . 220 



39. PARTRIDGE SHOOTING, 'WALKING' (EXAMPLE 2). . 221 



40. PARTRIDGE SHOOTING, WALKING ' (EXAMPLE 3) . . 222 



41. PARTRIDGE SHOOTING, 'WALKING' (EXAMPLE 4). . 224 



42. PARTRIDGE DRIVING (EXAMPLE 1) .... 236 



43. PARTRIDGE DRIVING (EXAMPLE 2) .... 240 



44. PARTRIDGE DRIVING (EXAMPLE 3) .... 1242 



45. PARTRIDGE DRIVING (EXAMPLE 4) .... 243 



46. PARTRIDGE DRIVING (EXAMPLE 5) .... 244 



47. PARTRIDGE DRIVING (EXAMPLE 6) .... 246 



48. PARTRIDGE DRIVING (EXAMPLE 7) .... 252 



49. BIRDSEYE VIEW OF WHERE FOUR HEDGES JOIN, SHOW- 



ING NESTING PLACES INCLOSED BY HURDLES . 257 



50. GROUSE SLEDGE 294 



51. END VIEW OF SLEDGE 294 



52. ENLARGED PLAN OF RUNNERS AND SIDES, SHOWING 



HOW CROSS-PIECES ARE SECURED TO THE SIDES BY 

 WEDGES, SO AS TO ENABLE THE SLEDGE TO BE 

 TAKEN APART FOR STORING 294 



52a. GROUSE 'SHOOTING' ON THE 12TH OF AUGUST IN THE 



NORTH HIGHLANDS AFTER A BACKWARD BREED- 

 ING SEASON . . . 296 



