. The birds of Yorkshire : being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the County . e waist-rope signifiesthat the dimmer is ready to ascend ; the laconic command Up is uttered, and all three of the top party, seated in arow behind each other, their feet firmly planted in holes,haul up their comrade from below. Two tugs mean morehand or guide rope wanted ; three tugs, less hand rope ;and these orders are executed accordingly ; but by long experi-ence the men have become so much accustomed to eachothers ways that the lowerer seems to know intuitivelywhat his mate wants, and instinctively hol
. The birds of Yorkshire : being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the County . e waist-rope signifiesthat the dimmer is ready to ascend ; the laconic command Up is uttered, and all three of the top party, seated in arow behind each other, their feet firmly planted in holes,haul up their comrade from below. Two tugs mean morehand or guide rope wanted ; three tugs, less hand rope ;and these orders are executed accordingly ; but by long experi-ence the men have become so much accustomed to eachothers ways that the lowerer seems to know intuitivelywhat his mate wants, and instinctively holds or lowers,while the unsophisticated bystander naturally is lost inwonderment at the facility with which he seems to anticipatethe others wishes. When the dimmer gives the signalto haul up he keeps kicking himself clear of the rock until hereaches a part where he can ease the labours of his companionsby walking on the face of the cliff, reminding one of a fly ona window pane, and on reaching the top he picks up the ironstake at the edge, and so to the grassy flat where his spoils. The dimmer at work T. H. Nchon. See page 710. COMMON GUILLEMOT. yi7 are emptied into large market baskets. The other menmeanwhile coil up the ropes and prepare for a move to thenext spot. The days work commences at seven oclock,and, on an average, about thirty descents are made ; at theend of the day the eggs are all pooled and shared out, eachman taking six or eight, the dimmer as his perquisitebeing entitled to first pick each time. The Flamboroughgang usually lower a young man instead of a work is so arranged that the whole ground shall becleared bi-weekly, each portion being climbed every third day,thus ensuring a constant supply of fresh eggs ; in wet weatherit so happens, however, that it is impossible to work, in thiscase the eggs become partly incubated and are spoilt foredible purposes ; they are therefore gathered and blown forspecimens, and the birds are thereby induced to la
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