SPORT AND SCIENCE ON THE 
was inclined to be marshy, where amongst the 
tussocks of “‘ nigger-head ” grass, we put up a 
great many hares, several of which were secured. 
Two Swinhoe’s ducks, rising from a smal] stream, 
were knocked ‘over with a nice right and left, while 
a late snipe was also added to the day’s bag, 
which had now reached the respectable tally of ° 
six hares, four ducks, two partridges, one bustard 
and a snipe. Four of the hares, two ducks, one of 
the partridges and the snipe fell to my gun; 
Brodie claimed two hares and a duck; Schréder, 
who was using a ‘22 Winchester, the bustard ; 
while to Warrington, who, having a tiresome pony 
to manage, had left his gun in the cart after 
lunch, belonged the remaining duck and _par- 
tridge. We found comfortable quarters that 
night at a small village named Ma-ch’ang- 
ling. 
Next day the sport was as good as that already 
enjoyed, though the honours were more evenly 
divided, the day’s bag being four hares, two ducks, 
two plovers and a goose. It is this abundance 
of mixed small game which lends the chief charm 
totravel inthe interior of China. One may always 
expect to find something to shoot. There are 
districts, of course, where no game is met with 
at all, but fortunately these are not many, usually 
occurring along much frequented highways - in 
thickly populated areas. 
The country passed through this day was similar 
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