With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer . ), and tlie pictureopposite illustrates how tlie plant is conveyed fromplace to place. Ihe handkercliiei iii the hand ofthe mail on the left contains the bodies of such. BIRD-CATCHERS AND THEIR PLANT. 284 WITH NATURE AXI) A GAMER A. birds as have been slain for tlie table during- themorning. Hen Linnets, Grreenhnches, Larks, andChaflfinches are mostly killed when caught. One of the grandest sights, from an ornithologicalpoint of view, to be seen on the South Coast ofEngland in win
With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer . ), and tlie pictureopposite illustrates how tlie plant is conveyed fromplace to place. Ihe handkercliiei iii the hand ofthe mail on the left contains the bodies of such. BIRD-CATCHERS AND THEIR PLANT. 284 WITH NATURE AXI) A GAMER A. birds as have been slain for tlie table during- themorning. Hen Linnets, Grreenhnches, Larks, andChaflfinches are mostly killed when caught. One of the grandest sights, from an ornithologicalpoint of view, to be seen on the South Coast ofEngland in winter-time, is undoubtedly the immenseflights of Larks, Fieldfares, and Redwings. Thesegreat avian movements generally occur when snowis on the ground and a sharp visitation of frost isliolding sway, but are not seen every year. Thebirds all trend westwards in their flight, and presentan almost unbroken stream, which appears to l^ecomposed literally of millions of individuals. During the few days of sharp wintry weatherwhich we experienced in January, 1897, there w^as anexceptionally large flight, and whilst it was in pro-gress the Brighton bird-catchers secured no less thana thousand dozen Larks alone before twelve oclockone morning. Although this appears to be a heavy bag ofs
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