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lines taken off the reels and wound on to a piece of 

 board and carefully dried. Should the wind fall or 

 rise that another kite may be required, do not let the 

 kite fall to the ground, but have it wound up, if 

 possible ; for if allowed to fall at a distance from the 

 guns the grouse will take flight. The person who 

 flies the kite should carry the case with all the kites, 

 and it is better to have another person to assist him 

 if he has to change any of the kites.' ' 



I have often wondered how a line of inflated gas 

 balloons, made in the form of a bird of prey, of the 

 same material as the large floating balls always given 

 to the children who accompany purchasers at the 

 Louvre, Printemps, and other well-known magazins 

 in Paris, would work in controlling grouse, if such 

 an article could be procured. I should be glad to- 

 know where. 



Upon the construction of batteries it is hardly, I 

 think, necessary to dilate. They are made in three 

 forms round, semi-circular, or straight. If a drive is 

 to come in both ways along a gentle slope or flat, a 

 simple wall of peat sods, about 8ft. long and 5ft. high, 

 is all that is necessary to shelter from grouse observa- 

 tion the gun, his loader, and dog. If you are going 

 to have a crowd in your butt, or the birds are coming 

 from a height and are likely to see you almost before 

 you see them, a circular butt, with one end over- 

 lapping the other, making a sort of short passage, and 

 effectually screening the entrance, is desirable; and 



