COLLECTING BIRDS. 



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to the distance they may be away. A duck, going before 

 the wind fifty yards distant, should be led from four to 

 six feet, according to its speed. One rising from the 

 water at forty yards, can be brought down by aiming at 

 the end of the bill. 



A driving bird, or bird flying straight from the shoot- 

 er, should be well covered, and the trigger pressed when 

 the game has disappeared under the gun barrels. 



In general hunting, the collector will become accus- 

 tomed to the various sounds of the forest, and any strange 

 note or noise will quickly attract his attention. A trained 





FmE-LIGHTISQ OR "JACKING DUCKS." 



ear will lead the hunter to birds which would otherwise 

 be passed unseen. Many of our native birds have only 

 their song and alarm notes. Others, such as jays, the 

 yellow-breasted chat, and some thrushes, have a variety 

 of notes, while a few species, such as the cedar bird, crow, 

 and herons, have but a single cry, which is generally 

 given in alarm. But long experience only will familiar- 

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