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some places tlie birds lodge in deep recesses ; tbe 
fowler wiU alight there, disengage himself from the 
rope, fix it to a stone, and at his leisure collect the 
booty, fasten it to his girdle, and resume his peril- 
ous seat. At times he Avill again spring from the 
rock, and in that attitude, wth a fowling net placed 
at the end of a stafti catch the old birds which are 
flying to and from their retreats. When he hath 
finished his (freadful employ, he gives a signal to 
liis friends above, who pull him up and share the 
hard-earned profit. The feathers are preserved for 
exportation ; the flesh is partly eaten fresh ; but 
the greater portion dried for winter’s provision. 
“ The fowlmg from below has its share of danger 
too. The party goes on the expedition in a boat ; 
and vrhen it has attained the base of the precipice, 
one of the most daring, having fastened a rope 
about his waist, and furnished himself with a long 
pole with an iron Iwok at one end, either climbs or 
is tlnust up by his companions, who place a pole 
under his breech, to the next footing-spot he can 
reach. He by means of the rope, brings up one 
of the boat’s crew ; the rest are drawn up in the 
same manner, and each is furnished mth his rope 
and fowling-staff. They then continue their pro- 
gress upw’ards in the same manner, till they anive 
at the region of birds, and wander about the face of 
the cliff in search of them. They then act in pairs ; 
one fastens himself to the end of his associate’s rope, 
and in places where birds have nestled beneath his 
