. Bird life in an Arctic spring. The diaries of Dan Meinertzhagen and R. P. Hornby. 148 We shoot in the morning, and till three in the afternoon, then skin from three to ten I could feed two dozen eagles on the carcases of our birds. This is a ripping hotel : you can do whatever you like. There is a smoking room, where we go to clean our guns, and everything as in a country house. Young Mr. Blake told us any amount of boycotting experiences last night; how he and his mother were several times shot at, and a policeman killed. We had to get special licenses for carrying fire-arms in this pa
. Bird life in an Arctic spring. The diaries of Dan Meinertzhagen and R. P. Hornby. 148 We shoot in the morning, and till three in the afternoon, then skin from three to ten I could feed two dozen eagles on the carcases of our birds. This is a ripping hotel : you can do whatever you like. There is a smoking room, where we go to clean our guns, and everything as in a country house. Young Mr. Blake told us any amount of boycotting experiences last night; how he and his mother were several times shot at, and a policeman killed. We had to get special licenses for carrying fire-arms in this parish. Mr. Blake had lunch the other day at the house of a man, and with two men, who had shut at him and his mother eight years ago. Waitinn for Curlew— (. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Meinertzhagen, Dan; Hornby, R. P. London, R. H. Porter
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