Show SHOOTING ON THE T WING WG Some of the te Grievous Errors Eror Made Hade by Amateur Hunters Bunters Huter New Orleans Men who are ar not in the habit of hunting a a great deal deal said an old dis disciple ciple of Nimrod make the most mos grievous gI grievous ous errors error In the matter mater of ot shooting at I things on the wing as a we say sy As a arule arule I rule most men who have little experience epe rient rien c in such matters maters and who never take te the trouble to think think shoot too quickly The fact tact of the business is i the t Very things tings they shoot at fly fy mor more slowly than th many manO of C a the te birds of a a smaller variety Observers Observer have mAde calculations In Jn this country countr and in iTt 1 England and Franc Franci which show the speed of or birds bird of different kinds and they have reached the conclusion that tt there ther is s a 0 lien deal d al of deception about the business gs Take Take the humming bird for Instance the smallest est thing in the kingdom of birds he seems to simply I pass like a Hash flash fash and yet et he docs does not make the the speed spee of many birds bird that are ar larger and more awkward In appear appearance appearance appearance ance It I Is estimated that the com coin common common mon crow will wil fly miles mUes an hour Probably the next nert net lowest thing in the list Is the quail which flies fies at about abut the te rate rte of miles mU an hour The he prairie chicken flies fes at I about the te same rate rt of speed s ee Duck I elder elder and wild wid geese geee go at a gait gal of about forty fort miles mies mallards malar and can canvasbacks c canvasbacks reaching r to an a average a lit little lt littIe tIe tle t higher highe making about i miles milea Teal TeJ ducks duc cover coyer fifty miles an hour Carrier CrIer pigeons make mke about the same time flies fe at the rate te of sixty miles mUes an ap hour and ad the swallow sloW pr reaches the highest average in making miles mies an hour bour which Is a little abo above a 8 mils mile mUe a mint You caa ca get gt some Idea of the expenditure of ot muscular energy necessary nece sary when Uh hen you yu understand that tat birds In n q pt flight f t must overcome an at t l henc pressure su of anywhere ahee from II IIO 10 O to 10 10 pounds Pud |