. The American sportsman: containing hints to sportsmen, notes on shooting, and the habits of the game birds, and wild fowl of America . li 307 No. 32. Summer, or Wood Duck, ci cc 309 No. 33. Canada Goose, (( cc 311 No. 34. Brant, or Brent, Wm. H. Van Ingen. 31G No. 35. American Swan, 1 cc IC 318 Tailpiece. Sportsmen carrying No. 36. Game,Hare, or Rabbit, LoUDERBACK & HOFFMAN. 319320 LIST OF EMBELLISHMENTS. XXXI No. 37. Hunting Hares,Tailpiece. AVildcat and Hares, Hare Running, No. 38. Squirrel,Tailpiece. Dog and Cat,No. 39. Dandy Sportsman,Tailpiece. Po-wder-flask, Youthful Shooter, No. 40. S
. The American sportsman: containing hints to sportsmen, notes on shooting, and the habits of the game birds, and wild fowl of America . li 307 No. 32. Summer, or Wood Duck, ci cc 309 No. 33. Canada Goose, (( cc 311 No. 34. Brant, or Brent, Wm. H. Van Ingen. 31G No. 35. American Swan, 1 cc IC 318 Tailpiece. Sportsmen carrying No. 36. Game,Hare, or Rabbit, LoUDERBACK & HOFFMAN. 319320 LIST OF EMBELLISHMENTS. XXXI No. 37. Hunting Hares,Tailpiece. AVildcat and Hares, Hare Running, No. 38. Squirrel,Tailpiece. Dog and Cat,No. 39. Dandy Sportsman,Tailpiece. Po-wder-flask, Youthful Shooter, No. 40. Schwarzs Discovery of Gun-piowder,Tailpiece. Memory of Smoke, Roy,and Sank,No. 41. Sportsmen .and Cook,Tailpiece. Cook and Dog, Hawk and Bird, No. 42. Skeleton of a Bird,Tailpiece. Wing of a Bird, Birds Egg, No. 48. Old Man and Sick Dog,Tailpiece. Dog Killed by Sportsman, Finale, Artist. c. schlsselle,Geo. G. White, Engraver. Page Wji. H. Van Ingen. 327 loudekback & hoffman. 329 Wm. H. Van Ingen. 331 loudekback & hoffman. 331 342 343 « 351 402 LOUDERBACK & HOFFMAN. 432 438 448 << u 455 456 462 463 464 478 480. CHAPTEE I. EXPOSITION OF THE TECHNICAL TERMS USED BY ORNITHOLOGISTS. Without a cursory knowledge, at least, of the technicalterms employed by Ornithologists in their delineations of thefeathered race, we cannot expect all our readers to under-stand or appreciate the scientific descriptions which we haveinserted of the Game Birds of our country; it therefore appearsto us that we cannot do better than devote the first fewpages of this volume to the full elucidation of these terms,which in fact are the A B C of Ornithology, the Alpha andOmega of the branch. This information, so important to the intelligent Sportsman,can be easily and quickly acquired by reference to the accom-panying drawing, in connection with the explanations followingimmediately after. 1. Auriculars, the ear coverts.—The soft feathers that coverthe organs of hearing. 2, 2, The bastard wing, consis
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