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26 on level ground; if they find any uneven ground they run over it in an irregular manner, but very ſeldom run down hill.

When they are purſued they are moſt conſpicuous as they go over plowed land, if they have any red about them, and through ſtubbles, on account of their reflecting the rays of light: they are alſo conſpicuous in paths and highways, if they happen to be level; for then whatever is bright about them appears. They are leaſt viſible when they fly to rocks, mountains, rough places, and thick woods, on account of the ſameneſs of the color.

If they perceive the dogs firſt they ſtop, and, ſitting on their breech, raiſe themſelves up, and liſten if they can hear any noiſe or opening of the dogs near them, and then turn from the place where they hear it.

But if they hear nothing, then of their own accord they will return by the ſame Rh