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(For each patrol, the sign, name, call, and colours are given.)

Curlew.

Curlew. Whistle— Green. "Curley."

Owl.

Owl. Whistle— Blue. "Koot-koot-kooo."

Wolf.

Wolf. Howl— Yellow. "How-oooo."

Bull.

Bull. Lowing— Red. "Um-maouw."

Raven.

Raven. Cry— Black. "Kar-kaw."

Hound.

Hound. Bark— Orange. "Ba-wow-wow."

Ram.

Ram. Bleat— Brown. "Ba-a-a."

A white shoulder knot is worn by Officers and Umpires at games.

Each scout in the patrol has to be able to make the call of his patrol-animal—thus every scout in the "Ravens" must be able to imitate the croak of the raven. This is the sign by which scouts of a patrol can communicate with each other when hiding or at night. No scout is allowed to imitate the call of any patrol except his own. The patrol leader calls up the patrol at any time by sounding his whistle and uttering the call of the patrol.

Also when a scout makes signs on the ground for others to read he also draws the head of the patrol animal. Thus if he wants to show that a certain road should not be followed he draws the sign across it "Not to be followed," and adds the head of his patrol animal to show which patrol discovered that the road was no good, and his own number to the left of the head to show which scout discovered it, thus:

Sign.

Patrol Leader's Flag of "The Wolves Patrol" of the 1st London Troop.

Each patrol leader has a small white flag on his staff with the head of his patrol animal shown in green cloth stitched on to it on both sides. Thus the "Wolves" of the 1st London Troop would have the flag shown on the opposite page.

[Patrol flags can be got on payment of fourpence

each by applying to

The Manager,

Boy Scouts,

Goschen Buildings,

Henrietta Street,

London, W. C.]

All these signs scouts must be able to draw according to the patrol to which they belong.

[Practise with chalk on floor or walls, or with a stick on the sand or mud.]

Scout signs on the ground or wall, etc.:

Road to be followed.

Letter hidden three paces from here in the direction of the arrow.

This path not to be followed.

I have gone home.

(Signed) Patrol Leader of the Ravens Fifteenth London Troop.

At night sticks with a wisp of grass round them should be laid on the road in similar forms so that they can be felt with the hand.

[Practise this.]