. The complete manual for young sportsmen: with directions for handling the gun, the rifle, and the rod; the art of shooting on the wing; the breaking, management, and hunting of the dog; the varieties and habits of game; river, lake, and seafishing, etc. ... Hunting; Shooting; Fishing; Dogs. The golden plover, Charadius marmoratus, and his brother the black-bellied plover, Charadius Helveticus, â whom the gunners call the bull-headed, follow. Both of these birds are killed on the bays, but are of far superior quality when killed inland, on high sheepwalks and pas- tures ; they must not, howev
. The complete manual for young sportsmen: with directions for handling the gun, the rifle, and the rod; the art of shooting on the wing; the breaking, management, and hunting of the dog; the varieties and habits of game; river, lake, and seafishing, etc. ... Hunting; Shooting; Fishing; Dogs. The golden plover, Charadius marmoratus, and his brother the black-bellied plover, Charadius Helveticus, â whom the gunners call the bull-headed, follow. Both of these birds are killed on the bays, but are of far superior quality when killed inland, on high sheepwalks and pas- tures ; they must not, however, be confounded with the Bartramian sandpiper, or tattler, the most delicious of all American birds, not even excepting the canvas-back, which goes generally by the name of the "upland plover," while the golden plover figures as the " frost ; Two species of godwits are among these wading visit- ors : the great marbled godwit, Limosa Fedeaâa regular though rare and shy guest on the sea-shores; and the Hudsonian godwit, Limosa Hudsonica, smaller and yet. 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 Herbert, Henry William, 1807-1858. New York, W. A. Townsend & Adams
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