. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. Till: ii'.Mjy. a\v;iit tlie arrival of the liigli tide whit-li will soon l)ring the last vestige of mad-flat uiuler watei-. They have»ai'rived in the nick of time, for at first singly, and then in small flocks, the Waders make for the sea-shore, iii nearly every case crossing the sandy spit on their way, allured in many instances by the subtle imitation of their cries which the fisherman knows how to emit, and thus they leave a con- siderable number of their comrades in the hands of the gunners. With a musical modulated note of three"
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. Till: ii'.Mjy. a\v;iit tlie arrival of the liigli tide whit-li will soon l)ring the last vestige of mad-flat uiuler watei-. They have»ai'rived in the nick of time, for at first singly, and then in small flocks, the Waders make for the sea-shore, iii nearly every case crossing the sandy spit on their way, allured in many instances by the subtle imitation of their cries which the fisherman knows how to emit, and thus they leave a con- siderable number of their comrades in the hands of the gunners. With a musical modulated note of three"syllables a little bii'd comes skimmuig ilong fxr out o%ei the wxtei, lud ippearing all white as he ajiproaches. He scents dangei, howe\ei, befoie he comes too close, and flies >\v xy without receiving I shot. Tiiis is the Ringed Plo\ei ( A/i ilitu htatitula) ind so wulexwike i bud that there is small. chance of getting near a flock of Sandpipers if one of these little Plovers is acting sentinel. Perched on the highest ridge of the shore, he runs provokingly along, keeping a safe distance ahead, and whistling continually, till at last he takes wing, and the sportsman is just in time to see the hurried flight of the flock of Dunlins and Sandpipers, over whom the bird has been keeping guard, far out at sea, with the sentinel Plover in advance guiding them to a safer spot farther down the beach. The Dunlin {Tringn cdpina) is not often found on the rivers inland, but is an extremely common .shore-bird, being generally met with in large flocks, sometimes as many as two or three hundred in number. They are usually very tame, and are easily attracted by , so that a flock, though fired into two or three times, will yet wheel round again and again on hearing the deceptive whistling of the gunner. They go to the north, as a rule, to breed, but duiing the nesting season flocks may be found on the southern shore of England, which, although in full summer plumage, e-\'idently
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