just awash. Go a little nearer, and now his 



body disappears; only his neck and head 



remain above water. Raise your hand, or 7{ukweem 



make any quick motion, and he is gone y1^-"^^^l, 



altogether. He dives like a flash, swims 



deep and far, and when he comes to the 



surface will be well out of danger. 



If you notice the direction of his bill as it 

 enters the water, you can tell fairly well 

 where he will come up again. It was con- 

 fusing at first, in chasing him, to find that 

 he rarely came up where he was expected. 

 I would paddle hard in the direction he was 

 going, only to find him far to the right or 

 left, or behind me, when at last he showed 

 himself. That was because I followed his 

 body, not his bill. Moving in one direction, 

 he will turn his head and dive. That is to 

 mislead you, if you are following him. Follow 

 his bill, as he does himself, and you will be 

 near him when he rises ; for he rarely turns 

 under water. 



With two good men to paddle, it is not 

 difficult to tire him out. Though he swims 

 with extraordinary rapidity under water — 



