. Florida and the game water-birds of the Atlantic coast and the lakes of the United States : with a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns . nce that wesaw what we took to be another whooping cranestanding at the edge of the Avater, not fur from somebushes. He was quite white, and towered up against aback ground of grass and sand-bar till his head seem-ed to come in line with the trees beyond, and his bodyto be as tall as that of a man. The yacht was slow-ly approaching him by the aid of a light breeze, andMr. Gre
. Florida and the game water-birds of the Atlantic coast and the lakes of the United States : with a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns . nce that wesaw what we took to be another whooping cranestanding at the edge of the Avater, not fur from somebushes. He was quite white, and towered up against aback ground of grass and sand-bar till his head seem-ed to come in line with the trees beyond, and his bodyto be as tall as that of a man. The yacht was slow-ly approaching him by the aid of a light breeze, andMr. Green was growing more excited the nearer wecame. The crane stood motionless, not alarmed atthe bigger bird, which was gradually swooping downupon him, and apj)arently quite tame. Mr. Green had redeemed his reputation with therifle of late, my sarcasm about the Limpkin, andsome ironical allusions from the doctor Lad improv-ed his aim, so that we no longer smiled incredulouslywhen he brought out his rifle. In fact he was asplendid shot, as his innumerable prizes taken attournaments abundantly proved, but the motion ofthe yacht had at first unsettled his aim. There wasnot more than half a mile betv/een us and the bird,. IIS FLOKIDA. 109 which seemed to loom up higher and higher as weapproached. Hadnt we better make sure of him, askedSeth anxiously, we may never have such anotherchance. You tell me these cranes are very scarce! Perhaps we had, I answered, what do youthink we had better do ? By all means, interrupted the doctor, who wasroused out of his usual equanimity, let us makeevery effort to kill him as a specimen. They areexceedingly rare. If you lay to, replied Seth, and let Charleyrow me ashore, I will get bebind those bushes, andthink I can crawl within range of him. If you are willing to take the trouble on thechances, I answered. Do, Mr. Green, beggedthe ladies both together, their hopes of such feath-ers as had never yet graced bonnet quite carryingthem into enthusiasm. S
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