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CHAPTER VII. 



HUNTING AND HYGIENE. 



To be a good collector, it is necessary to be 

 something more than a good marksman. You 

 must know at what time of day to go out to be 

 most successful, and the localities where you are 

 most likely to find the birds that you are looking 

 for. In the field, you must be all eyes and ears. 

 No thicket should be too dense, no tree too tall 

 for your quick eye to penetrate its foliage ; no 

 chirp or rustle too small or weak for your active 

 ear to detect. In short, to be a good collector 

 you must understand wood-craft. Sometimes a 

 bird is seen just disappearing into the under- 

 brush. A very good call, which seldom fails in 

 bringing the bird from its retreat, is made by 

 placing the back of the hand to the lips and 

 sucking. By practice, this may be made to re- 

 semble the cries of a wounded bird. Early 



