322 IN THE LAND OF THE BORA. 



it made very fair jam. Unfortunately, it was im- 

 possible to eliminate the stones, however much 

 one boiled it. It was, perhaps, best as a substitute 

 for red current jelly, with hare or venison. Per- 

 haps this fruit is the Myrobella, or cherry plum, 

 which has been much advertised in England of 

 recent years as a fencing and covert plant. 



Partridges, whether Greek or common, seem 

 non-existent here ; but hares are plentiful, for 

 the good reason that only one man in the district 

 has a licence. I refer to the riparian district, 

 for up in the Visocica I saw plenty of stone- 

 hens, which come down in winter almost to the 

 Narenta. What did surprise me was to see two 

 seagulls flying over the river one day. But my 

 best piece of good luck was to shoot (on three 

 separate days) three hazel grouse. These, though 

 common in Bosnia, are rare in the Herzegovina, 

 and I never met another sportsman who had 

 bagged any. The last time I had seen this bird 

 was in the Ardennes, but it is of general distribu- 

 tion throughout continental Europe. I have often 

 wondered it is not introduced into England. It 

 is, however, a difficult bird to bring to the gun. 



