. Prairie and forest: a description of the game of North America, with personal adventures in their pursuit. Hunting; Game and game-birds. 246 PliAIBIE AND FOREST. wounded comrades, they will remain hovering over the spot where they have fallen, till the irresistible shot has decimated in the most wholesale manner their well-organized ranks. Cobb Island, near the entrance to Chesapeake Bay, is one of their most favored haunts; in fact, all the islands and beaches along the coast of New Jersey were little less frequented, but, from being easier of access to the dwellers in the neighboring large
. Prairie and forest: a description of the game of North America, with personal adventures in their pursuit. Hunting; Game and game-birds. 246 PliAIBIE AND FOREST. wounded comrades, they will remain hovering over the spot where they have fallen, till the irresistible shot has decimated in the most wholesale manner their well-organized ranks. Cobb Island, near the entrance to Chesapeake Bay, is one of their most favored haunts; in fact, all the islands and beaches along the coast of New Jersey were little less frequented, but, from being easier of access to the dwellers in the neighboring large cities, the birds of late years have betaken themselves to the less-frequented AMERICAN CURLEW. However, they are soon threatened with expulsion from Cobb Island; for a hotel for the accommodation of sports- men has been built upon its sterile shores, and the Atlantic breakers that guard its surf-beaten coast listen, with mui"- muring dissatisfaction, to the constant repeated echoes of the report of fire-arms, which are decimating the graceful beauties that in years gone by were permitted in peace to glide over the bosom of old Father 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 Gillmore, Parker. New York, Harper & Bros.
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