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the vegetation belt. They come down to the beaches at ebb, and 

 return inland'at flood tide. They are very plump, and sometimes, when 

 shot on the wing, burst upon falling to the rocks. Like the ptar- 

 migan, the curlew are too stupid to fly readily. I frequently dis- 



PTABMIGAN - G HOUSE. 



charged both barrels of a fowling-piece into a flock, killing three or 

 four, aud yet they would not fly, nor even run away. It is 

 exceedingly easy to kill them, and although the sport approaches to 

 cruelty, it is very pardonable for one travelling in that region, as 

 their flesh is exceptionally palatable. Our cabin table was often 



