2g6 BRITISH BIRDS. 
thofe ufed for catching Larks : to thefe nets the 
Wild Geefe are decoyed by tame ones placed there 
for that purpofe. Many other fchemes are contrived 
to take thefe wary birds ; but as they feed only in 
the day-time, and betake themfelves to the water at 
night, the fowler muft exert his utmoft care and 
ingenuity in order to accomplifli his ends : all muft 
be planned in the dark, and every trace of fufpi- 
cion removed ; for nothing can exceed the vigilant 
circumfpedlion and acute ear of the fentinel, who, 
placed on fome eminence, with out-ftretched neck, 
furveys every thing that moves within the circle of 
the centre on which he takes his Hand ; and the in- 
ftant he founds the alarm, the whole flock betake 
themfelves to flight. 
