CHAPTEE XVI. 



DISTINGUISHING WHISTLES. "BACKING" THE GUN. RETREAT FROM 

 AND RESUMPTION OF POINT. RANGE UNACCOMPANIED BY GUN. 

 HEADING RUNNING BIRDS. 



501. A DISTINGUISHING WHISTLE FOR EACH DOG ; disadvantage of em- 

 ploying but one Whistle for several Dogs ; supposed Case. 502. Another Case. 

 503. Third Case. 504. Reader will admit correctness of reasoning. 505. Dis- 

 similar Whistles, or distinct notes on one whistle. 506. Boatswain's Whistle 

 almost a musical instrument. 507. Railway Whistles ; Porteous': general Rule 

 for whistling. 508. Porteous' newly-invented Dog Whistles. 509. DOG TO 

 BACK THE GUN ; how taught ; it creates Caution ; in Note, sagacity of Fawn 

 Antelope in concealing itself; want of like sagacity in Pea-fowl. Portable rest 

 for Rifle. 510. Advantage of Dog backing the Gun. 511. American Wood- 

 duck. 512. DOG TO RETREAT FROM POINT AND RESUME IT. 513. How 

 taught. 514. Shows dog object for which he is hunted. 515. Not taught too 

 early. 516. Dog's Consciousness of its Object. 517. Pointer doing it spon- 

 taneously. 518. Setter which was taught to do it. 511). Surprising author by 

 volunteering the feat. 520. Irish Setter retreating from, and resuming point at 

 Hare. 521. Bitch that barked when pointing and hid in cover. 522. DOG TO 

 HUNT FROM LEEWARD TO WINDWARD, UNACCOMPANIED BY GUN ; 

 how taught. 523. A careful Dog running down wind would not spring birds. 

 524. The great Advantages of the Accomplishment. 525. DOG TO HEAD 

 RUNNING BIRDS ; could be taught 526. Tolfrey's ''Sportsman in France." 

 527. Instance of Dog's spontaneously heading, and thus intercepting, red- 

 legged Partridges. 528, 529. M i's "Albert" volunteering to head Guinea 



birds. 530. Lord M f's "Snwarrow" spontaneously heading running 



Grouse; then keeping his stern towards them. 531. How accounted for. 

 532. Not so extraordinary had the Dog been taught to hunt "unaccompanied 

 by Gun." 533. The accomplishment taught by "lifting ;" not commenced first 

 season. In Note, " Niger's" spontaneously running to further sidge of hedge to 

 drive birds to this side. 534. Could be taught as easily as Shepherds' Collies 

 are instructed. 535. Particularly useful where the red-legged Partridge is 

 found. Shooting in Africa. 



A DISTINGUISHING WHISTLE FOR EACH DOG. 



501. THOUGH you may have only begun to shoot last 

 season, have you not often wished to attract the atten- 

 tion of one of your two dogs, and make him hunt in a 

 particular part of the field, but, for fear of alarming the 



