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so, exactly at the right moment, and so controlling the 

 flight of his birds. A hat thrown in air just at the 

 critical instant has very often a most beneficial result; 

 whilst, if there is any special gorge or gully, or valley 

 between two round hills, down which the grouse have 

 contracted a habit of breaking, the sending up of an 

 artificial hawk kite at that particular spot, and tying 

 it down to hover about one hundred and fifty yards 

 in the air, will have a most extraordinary effect in 

 counteracting the dangers of that particular pass. By 

 the way, there is but one man who can make a really 

 satisfactory hawk kite ; he sells them made of silk in 

 sets of three, different weights, so as to suit all winds, 

 in a partitioned tin case to be carried on a man's 

 back ; and his name and address is Mr. W. Irvine, 

 Blairfindy Lodge, Ballindalloch, Banffshire, N.B. 



The following description of the kites above 

 referred to appeared in the Field of Nov. 19, 1887, 

 and will supply any further information required ; it 

 should, however, be mentioned, that in places where 

 driving is unattainable, very good results may be 

 obtained by a line of guns walking the moor in a half 

 circle, with one of these kites flying at each end some 

 three or four hundred yards ahead of the line. This 

 will force grouse back over the guns, and once tried 

 will be often tried. Of course this plan necessitates 

 a double set of kites. 



" We have received from Mr. Irvine, gamekeeper 

 at Blairfindy Lodge, Glenlivet, near Ballindalloch, 



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