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or make any quick motion, and he is gone altogether. 

 He dives Uke 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 about where he will 

 come up again. It was confusing at first, in chasing 

 him, to find that he rarely came up where he was ex- 

 pected. 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 — fast enough to follow and catch 

 a trout — a long deep dive tires him, and he must rest 

 before another. If you are chasing him, shout and 

 wave your hat the moment he appears, and paddle hard 

 the way his bill points as he dives again. The next 

 time he comes up you are nearer to him. Send him 

 down again quick, and after him. The next time he 

 is frightened to see the canoe so close, and dives deep, 

 which tires him the more. So his disappearances 



