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They are to be found in scattered groups, we 

 may say thin flocks, on pastures and meadows 

 that have been mowed,. The upland plover in its 

 flight takes much more open order than the 

 golden plover and curlew, though still keeping a 

 sort of companionship, and it does not settle in 

 clusters, as is the habit of those birds. They 

 run, scattering about over the pastures and mea- 

 dows, catching grasshoppers and such like insects, 

 and, when put up, they fly off swift, in open or- 

 der, well spread out. The sportsman who is 

 after them with the horse and buggy must pursue 

 the same tactics as those mentioned in reference to 

 shooting golden plover and curlew in the spring. 

 The horse must go fast, and the man must shoot 

 the moment he stops. I never try to step to 

 the ground, but shoot from the buggy. It is 

 best to have a companion when after these wild 

 and wary birds. "While one men lies down in a 

 selected spot, the other drives round to the far 

 side of the birds, and gets his shot if he can. 

 Whether he does or not, the plover will be apt 

 to fly over the man lying down. This is the 

 only system which promises any success for men 

 who are after upland plover on foot in the fall 

 of the year. It is of ho use chasing after them 



