THE HAZEL GROUSE ^^ 



into his pocket, and shoot these birds sitting, 

 whenever he gets the chance. They have 

 a habit of dartinor from the trees on his 

 approach, and luring him into the wood by 

 the sound of their repeated flight ; for they 

 seldom fly a hundred yards before they 

 perch again, escaping just out of shot as 

 the too eager pursuer comes noisily up. 

 On the wing they are extraordinarily fast, 

 and he who manao^ed to kill a ri^rht and left 

 at hazel hens, oroinor like bullets throuoh the 

 trees, may fairly congratulate himself on 

 having performed a pretty, and not too 

 common feat with the o^un. The birds are 

 delicious eating, but their flesh is too 

 delicate to bear well the freezing necessary 

 for export." 



With all that these two writers say my 

 experience (gained elsewhere than in 



