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not generally known, that, although scarcely eatable in 

 any other way, they make an excellent substitute of 

 giblet soup : for this purpose their skins must be taken 

 off. 



If you shoot a gull, let him lie, and the others will 

 keep flying about the place. You will always observe 

 that gulls, terns, or sea swallows *, &c. contrive to face 

 you in hovering round ; knowing that they are almost 

 impenetrable when in this direction ; prefer therefore 

 shooting at them in any other, as you will then have 

 more chance of bringing them down, although at three 

 times the distance. 



HARES. 



Always endeavour to shoot a hare crossing, and con- 

 sider the head as your object. Withhold shooting at 

 her when coming to you, until she is very close, or her 

 skull will act as a shield against your charge. 



If a hare canters past, and you are behind a hedge at 

 feeding time, she will often stop, and sit up if you whistle. 

 This I name to facilitate a shot for a schoolboy. 



Of these there are two sorts ; the COMMON (Lepus 

 timidus Le lievre); and the ALPINE or WHITE 

 HARE, which frequents the Highland mountains, and 

 goes to earth (or rather into the clefts of rock) like a 

 fox. 



HERON, or HERONSHAW. Ardea major Le heron 

 hupe. 



Although one of the most difficult birds to approach 



* These birds breed by thousands on the large tract of shingle, 

 by Dungeness and Lydd, where they are called kipps. Their eggs 

 are sold in great numbers among those of the greenplorer or peewit. 



