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the volume which is devoted to " Shooting." A summary of the 

 present views of scientists on the nature and cause of Grouse- 

 disease would have formed a very useful chapter by itself, and we 

 cannot but regard its omission as a serious imperfection in the 

 volume. 



Mr. Stuart Wortley, who writes from long and varied expe- 

 rience of Grouse- shooting, describes the different phases of 

 " shooting over dogs," and " driving," with a minuteness of 

 detail which shows him to be a " professor," and his remarks 

 upon the different methods of Scotch and English "driving," 

 illustrated by diagrams, leave nothing to be desired. Like Mr. 

 Millais, he is an artist as well as a sportsman, and his full-page 

 illustrations are excellent accompaniments to the text, as are 

 those, too, of his coadjutor, Mr. Thorburn. Indeed, from the 

 naturalist's point of view, we have seen no better pictures of 

 bird-life for a long time than Mr. Thorburn's "Black Game on 

 the Wall" (p. 262) and his "Ptarmigan amongst the Bocks" 

 (p. 248). 



If we were disposed to be critical, we might suggest in 

 regard to the picture " The Shadow of Death " (p. 46) the 

 attitudes of the Ptarmigan are a little faulty, inasmuch as the 

 birds should be crouching with lowered heads as the Eagle passes 

 by, and not sitting with heads erect The appearance presented 

 by driven Grouse as they approach a shooter is admirably 

 rendered by Mr. Wortley in his picture " The Last before Dark" 

 (p. 216). 



In the concluding third part of the volume, Mr. Saintsbury 

 discourses on the most approved methods of dealing with Grouse 

 after they have reached the larder, and those who know what it 

 is to dwell for a few weeks on a lone moor, many miles from 

 civilization, when Grouse in some form or other is sure to be 

 served up at every meal, will feel grateful to him for some of his 

 good recipes, although we agree with the writer when he says, 

 " A plainly and perfectly roasted Grouse is so good, that he 

 can in no other way be improved, though of course he may be 

 varied." 



