Evening journal., 1900-01-26
1 FEW ANIMAL NOTES
THINGS A CLOSE OBSERVER HAS
FOUND BY EXPERIENCE.

Something About Game Birds.-A
Fox's 6rush.-rhe vixen.--Peculiar
Acts Of the Mother Fawn.-lll
Tempered Horses-Mules are csds.
Every game bird. in its nntivc
hannts, has a habit OF association
which is differently expressed. Thus
sportsmen who know. say a bevy OF
partridges. a covey of quail, bunch
OF prairie chicken, a plump Of wild
fowl, a wisp OF teal, either green or
lue winged, a file Of geese. fight
cf pigeons, OF woodcock, line OF
snipe. Pheasants are so nearly do
aesticated they are said TO come In
utches, rail and plover In balls, and
cranes and heron In slants
Everybody knows that n fox's tail
;s in hunting parlance his brush. but
ew perhaps know further that his
calp is technically a mask, or that
IL he is superlatively game Il is torn
on, nailed on the kennel door OF the
pack in at his death. and marked with
three crosses to show that he died
only at the end of ringing run. The
brush. of course. goes 10 whoever is
nearest when it is taken. The trophy
next ia value is the right forefoot--
In hunting phrase pad thief" The
left forefoot pad mino," ranks next.
After them the hind feet, the pegs
which only very young or very avid
hunters care much to claim
One amazing thing regarding the
vixen-the she fox--is that no dog
win follow her trail while she carries
young. II is uncertain whether she
then leaves no scent, or whether the
dogs obey some pr NAL instinct. in
passing over ner track. A certain
consideration for the female is appar-
ent in most of canine species. One
of the surest signs Of ra' es Is for
dog to attack a bitch CT his own spe-
cies.
Fawns when first dropped are for
some hours unable to stand. The dog
does not remain beside them, but pa
ces slowly around at a considerable
distance. Every now and then she
gives a little tremulous bl ,ating call,
at sound of which the fawn lifts it's
head and tries 10 struggle to its feet
Should a man or dog appear mean
time. the doe runs away in a straight
line, but laggingly and hating as
though herself hurt unto death. When
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far enough away, she gives three
great flying leaps. which take her at
once out of sight and goes back to her
baby upon seven-league boots. But
If left undisturbed, she keeps up the
pacing until she sees the fawn stand
ing. then PAGES oaintily away in a
straight line, choosing always the
easiest grade. AS she PAGES she calls
faintly and every now and then halts.
looking over her shoulder, to see that
she is followed.
III tempered old horses delight TO
attack very young foals and will kill
hem If permitted. Mules have the
same cheerful habit, unless they are
'nder the influence OF the bell mare.
She is the queen of the herd-a kind
ly creature who has grazed and fed
with them. wearing a tinkling bel
about her neck. If she snorts de
iiance of anything all her followers
rush to the attack. If she sniffs toll
erance, they pass IL by. In all thing
they obey her abjectly. Back in The
old days, when horses and mulel
throughout the southwest went t
market in droves. the rough riding
highwayman OF that epoch always
tried to capture "the bell' and maxi
off with it. knowing that nothing
could keep the drove from following
Similarly, drovers tried 10 save th'
bell" She was led. never ridden
so that in event Of attack, she Nigh
be fresh for a game run. A light la'
led her-the owner or chief drove
brought up the rear. The lad hat
strict orders at the first sign o
trouble to go his very best, caring 70
nothing but the bell"
Mules are on the whole something
. cf cads. They are very proud Of thei
horse kin-foll and very much ashan
ed of the other side of their ancestry
One horse in a lot full Of mules is
royal parsonage. Poor Neddy, cor
trariwise, is kicked and cuffed, an
nipped most cruelly.-Exchange