. The birds of Iona & Mull. Birds. 112 THE BIRDS OF lONA AND MULL. gastronomic point of view the young ones are preferable to the old, and as they are so much more easily procured, he who shoots for the " pot," without any regard for the skins, will always have a very large proportion of the young birds among his game. The. K-.,**-*-!^:;-, \(y}^ CS," '^ young ones, therefore, obtrude themselves so much more upon one's notice than the fine old full-dressed ones, that (here at least) one would be led to suppose that their number prepon- derated. In autumn, when the Curle
. The birds of Iona & Mull. Birds. 112 THE BIRDS OF lONA AND MULL. gastronomic point of view the young ones are preferable to the old, and as they are so much more easily procured, he who shoots for the " pot," without any regard for the skins, will always have a very large proportion of the young birds among his game. The. K-.,**-*-!^:;-, \(y}^ CS," '^ young ones, therefore, obtrude themselves so much more upon one's notice than the fine old full-dressed ones, that (here at least) one would be led to suppose that their number prepon- derated. In autumn, when the Curlews and Herons return from their. 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 Graham, Henry Davenport, l825-1872. Edinburgh, D. Douglas
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