The insect becomes aware of what is under the feathers by the manner in which these react.

If scent lends its assistance, it can only be very slightly, for the game is not yet high.

The wound is soon found.

No drop of blood is near it, for it is closed by a plug of down rammed into it by the shot.

The Fly takes up her position without separating the feathers or uncovering the wound.
She remains here for two hours without stirring, motionless, with her abdomen concealed beneath the plumage.