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Side 35
... colour is preferable to black in velveteens , inasmuch as the black dye is prejudicial to the strength of the stuff ... colours are con- cerned for shooting coats , dark ones are no im- pediment to sport in covers , but on the moors , or ...
... colour is preferable to black in velveteens , inasmuch as the black dye is prejudicial to the strength of the stuff ... colours are con- cerned for shooting coats , dark ones are no im- pediment to sport in covers , but on the moors , or ...
Side 36
... colours , late in the season when the birds are wild . In all sorts of stalking the colour of your dress is of the greatest importance ; but I reserve my remarks on this point , till I come to the sub- ject of stalking . RECEIPTS FOR ...
... colours , late in the season when the birds are wild . In all sorts of stalking the colour of your dress is of the greatest importance ; but I reserve my remarks on this point , till I come to the sub- ject of stalking . RECEIPTS FOR ...
Side 39
... colour , shade , and hue , which luxuriate in every direction , on the tops , points , and sides . of projecting rocks . This external and visible combination of circumstances produces a pleasing and agreeable sensation , which the ...
... colour , shade , and hue , which luxuriate in every direction , on the tops , points , and sides . of projecting rocks . This external and visible combination of circumstances produces a pleasing and agreeable sensation , which the ...
Side 56
... colour so nearly re- sembles that of the rocks , or large stones , on which they are sitting , they are not so readily seen as might be expected , although within the ordinary range of sight . A sitting shot is fre- quently the only ...
... colour so nearly re- sembles that of the rocks , or large stones , on which they are sitting , they are not so readily seen as might be expected , although within the ordinary range of sight . A sitting shot is fre- quently the only ...
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... colour and plumage , and the same fineness of the web of the foot ; hence their efficiency for the purpose for which they are used : their quacking is inces- sant , and I presume intelligible to their wilder brethren in the heavens , as ...
... colour and plumage , and the same fineness of the web of the foot ; hence their efficiency for the purpose for which they are used : their quacking is inces- sant , and I presume intelligible to their wilder brethren in the heavens , as ...
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