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They pay scant attention to any such attempts 
at scraping an acquaintance, and though they 
may answer, will continue upon their way with- 
out any effort at sociability. Sometimes to get 
a fair shot advantage may be taken of the cat- 
tle if they are grazing in the fields, as the Up- 
lands for a long time familiar with and so hav- 
ing no fear of these quiet neighbors, suspect no 
danger from their close approach. The gun- 
ner may urge the grazing cow gently toward 
the birds, keeping himself well hidden behind 
her until near enough. It is needless to say 
that the same trustful animal will not consent to 
be for a second time a movable blind for the 
gunner, for until the shock to her nervous sys- 
tem has passed off she is likely to be as wary as 
the birds themselves, trotting off at once and 
shaking her horns in a decided negative at any 
attempt to renew the acquaintance. 
A barren, rocky pasture, fit only for the sheep 
to graze in, and whose sandy soil is overgrown 
with a crunching carpet of dry moss and lich- 
ens is often a very good ground for Uplands 
and they may be seen scurrying about in squads 
of half-a-dozen or more, running races for some 
particularly fat cricket or grasshopper. But 
