. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. 482 ANSERID^. and not only know where to look for them when they are settled, but at what points they can most easily be inter- cepted, going and returning. It is the custom of the fowler to conceal himself behind some lurking-place, natiu?al or artificial; or, if this be wanting, to stretch himself on the ground. Then, as a skein, unconscious of danger, approaches, he suddenly shows himself; the THE BRENT BERNICLE. panic-struck, huddle together before they alter their line of flight, and the sportsman fires into the midst of the
. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. 482 ANSERID^. and not only know where to look for them when they are settled, but at what points they can most easily be inter- cepted, going and returning. It is the custom of the fowler to conceal himself behind some lurking-place, natiu?al or artificial; or, if this be wanting, to stretch himself on the ground. Then, as a skein, unconscious of danger, approaches, he suddenly shows himself; the THE BRENT BERNICLE. panic-struck, huddle together before they alter their line of flight, and the sportsman fires into the midst of them. They are the most abundant of all the Geese which frequent our shores, and are killed in great numbers and sent to market. They come to us in November and remain till late in February, when they begin to migrate in successive flights, the youngest birds staying until April. It is not believed that they ever remain to breed, but that they repair to the Arctic Regions, and make their nests of withered herbage in marshy Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874; Wolf; Wymper. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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