. The American sportsman: . ather larger, and at the extremity, where it assumes the form ofa bag. It is kept open by means of small wooden hoops, at adistance of two or three feet from each other. The mouth isfurnished with a semicircular hoop sharpened at both ends, whichare driven into the ground, thus afiording an easy entrance to thebirds. Two pieces of netting, called wings, of the same length asthe cylindrical one, are placed one on each side of the mouth, soas to form an obtuse angle with each other, and are supported by 96 LEWIS S AMEEICAN SPORTSMAN. sticks thrust into the ground, the
. The American sportsman: . ather larger, and at the extremity, where it assumes the form ofa bag. It is kept open by means of small wooden hoops, at adistance of two or three feet from each other. The mouth isfurnished with a semicircular hoop sharpened at both ends, whichare driven into the ground, thus afiording an easy entrance to thebirds. Two pieces of netting, called wings, of the same length asthe cylindrical one, are placed one on each side of the mouth, soas to form an obtuse angle with each other, and are supported by 96 LEWIS S AMEEICAN SPORTSMAN. sticks thrust into the ground, the wings having the appearance oftwo low fences leading to a gate. The whole is made of light andstrong materials. This account coincides exactly with the description given us ofthis sport by several gentlemen residing in the South. Care shouldbe taken, however, to liberate a pair or so of birds from eachcovey, so as to insure a continuation of that abundance whichfurnishes such a profuse and epicurean delicacy for the INTRODUCTION INTO ENGLAND. Frequent attempts have been made to introduce the Americanpartridge into England; but these efforts have, we believe, gene-rally proved abortive, from the circumstance of our birds being sovery pugnacious that they destroyed or drove off the Englishvariety, which is a much larger bird, and considered finer eatingin that country;—chacun a son goUt. ACTIONS OF OLD AND YOUNG BIRDS. There is a great difference between the actions of old birds anaa covey of young ones. The former are up to all kinds of tricks,while the latter soon become confused and unable to avail them-selves of any manoeuvring whatever to save themselves from thepersecutions of the dog and sportsman. The young birds, if not THE PARTRIDGE. 97 made wild by previous hunting, lie well to tlic dogs and make butshort flights, and are consequently soon come up with ao-ain, and,being scattered about in close proximity, can be picked off one byone, without much trouble to
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