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distinct methods in the pursuit of fur and feather. 

 When in the pursuit of rabbits, they are openly vig- 

 orous and dashing, give tongue merrily, and pay no 

 heed to cautious effort. When the rabbit is afoot 

 they trust largely to their swiftness and endurance to 

 effect a capture. On the other hand, if the rabbit is 

 lying concealed they endeavor to compass his capture 

 by craft, much after the method employed on birds. 

 When in the pursuit of birds they are silent, pains- 

 takingly cautious, and tense from uncertainty. They 

 draw then as closely as possible before making the 

 final pause and spring to surprise and capture. 



These different methods are a necessity from the 

 different circumstances governing the different cases. 

 They are self-evident when we consider that the rab- 

 bit must remain on the earth's surface ; that it leaves 

 a trail of scent, which is ever a clue for its pursuer 

 to follow; and that the battle cries of the latter so 

 alarm and confuse it that its capture is made easier 

 thereby. On the other hand, the birds, having wings, 

 must not be alarmed at all if a capture is to be ef- 

 fected, for alarm is equivalent to escape. It thus is 

 clear that the different methods employed are im- 

 posed necessarily from the circumstances of the case, 



