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WITH NATURE AND A CAMERA. 



by Messrs. Galloway. Matthews & Co., of Appold 

 Street, E.G. The thicker, or descending rope, has 

 three loops at its end formed by plaiting the 

 strands of which it is made, and then lashing them 



firmly to the rope above. 

 These the climber puts 

 round his hips as shown 

 in our illustration of the 

 method of descending a 

 cliff, and practically sits 

 in them. 



The revolver is used 

 for the prosaic and 

 harmless purpose of 

 making a loud report 

 at the top of any cliff 

 in the face of which 

 there is reason for be- 

 lieving some bird's nest, 

 which we desire to 

 photograph, is situated, 

 so that by frightening 

 its owner off we may 

 locate the exact spot at 

 which to make a descent. 

 The climbing irons are 

 very useful in ascending 

 tall trees to examine 

 the nests of such birds 

 build in elevated 



METHOD OF DESCENDING A CLIFF. 



as 



situations ; but my 



brother, who is a good gymnast and can climb 

 almost any sort of growing timber without 

 assistance, has no great partiality for them. A 

 good pair of field-glasses are indispensable, and 

 more than double the pleasure and profit of a 



