Game birds and shooting-sketches - illustrating the habits, modes of capture, stages of plumage and the hybirds and varieties which occur amongst them (1894) (14565497938)

Identifier: gamebirdsshooti00mill (find matches)
Title: Game birds and shooting-sketches : illustrating the habits, modes of capture, stages of plumage and the hybirds & varieties which occur amongst them
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Millais, John Guille, 1865-1931
Subjects: Grouse Game and game-birds Hunting
Publisher: London : H. Sotheran
Contributing Library: University of British Columbia Library
Digitizing Sponsor: University of British Columbia Library



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are more easily influenced by changes inthe weather than any of the other game birds. On a wetand stormy day the birds become so unsettled that coveyafter covey can be seen moving off far out of shot, althoughthey have not yet, perhaps, heard the sound of a gun. Acovey that has been moved on a hillside will, in the courseof its retreat, give the w^arning to all others over which itpasses, and should it not succeed in taking them with it,will at any rate give them due warning of the danger thatthey know to be approaching and the direction from whichto expect it. The reason is, that on wet days Grouse will GROLSE 123 not remain in llir <lii;)()in<jj hoatlier, wln-re llioir plunm^^ebocoines wet aii<l heavy, ami where the water i.s foret**! iniiinh r lh<ir feathers bv the soakin*; .shoots of liiiir. Thev«on.se(;iiently prefer .situations where, although more rainfalls on them, it will run off again, and will not adhere orpenetrate to the same extent. Sitting thus in the open
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