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Side 187
... hen harrier was in question . His house being at a distance , and a sea - water loch intervening , made him prefer the occasional adoption of this plan to going home and returning in the morning ; but it was , of course , during the ...
... hen harrier was in question . His house being at a distance , and a sea - water loch intervening , made him prefer the occasional adoption of this plan to going home and returning in the morning ; but it was , of course , during the ...
Side 277
... Hen - Harrier and the Blue Falcon . The cock hen- harrier , or ringtail as it is sometimes called , is of a lightish blue , with two white marks or rings round his tail , within an inch or two of the ex- tremity , which is white . There ...
... Hen - Harrier and the Blue Falcon . The cock hen- harrier , or ringtail as it is sometimes called , is of a lightish blue , with two white marks or rings round his tail , within an inch or two of the ex- tremity , which is white . There ...
Side 280
... hen harrier . These birds build in the wildest parts of the mountains , in the highest and most inaccessible rocks , and can be shot in the breeding season , by awaiting their arrival at their nests in concealment . The hen bird is very ...
... hen harrier . These birds build in the wildest parts of the mountains , in the highest and most inaccessible rocks , and can be shot in the breeding season , by awaiting their arrival at their nests in concealment . The hen bird is very ...
Side 288
... hen- harrier , falcon , and merlin are to be destroyed , without having recourse to the gun . The most expert trapper may take a few , but he cannot take all of them , and without his gun will lose many of the most favourable ...
... hen- harrier , falcon , and merlin are to be destroyed , without having recourse to the gun . The most expert trapper may take a few , but he cannot take all of them , and without his gun will lose many of the most favourable ...
Side 289
... hen harrier never bred , but which were con- stantly visited by them from the adjoining moors in quest of game : and if they are successful , which they invariably are if there be any amount of game , you are sure to receive a daily ...
... hen harrier never bred , but which were con- stantly visited by them from the adjoining moors in quest of game : and if they are successful , which they invariably are if there be any amount of game , you are sure to receive a daily ...
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