dogs, that are taught to rush suddenlyupon it when it leaps down from its roosting-place in the tree. And some-times the hunter wears one of the beautiful lyre-like tails in his hat, and keepsit moving about while he hides in the bushes. The bird is taken by surpriseat what he supposes to be one of… … THE LYRE-r.IKU. L 2 i8o STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. the gun is fired in a moment, he is half way down the valley. Indeed, shoot-ing the lyre-bird is totally different to any other kind of sport, and the mostclever sportsman could do nothing unless he understood the nature of thecountry and the habits of…
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