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Side 79
... secure every bird in the covey , especially if you have the good fortune to kill the old cock at the commencement , and this you ought always endeavour to do ' per fas aut nefas , ' as he will frequently show his head above the heather ...
... secure every bird in the covey , especially if you have the good fortune to kill the old cock at the commencement , and this you ought always endeavour to do ' per fas aut nefas , ' as he will frequently show his head above the heather ...
Side 91
... is by weight ; consequently one of the objects of the sportsman's anxiety is to secure boxes of as little weight as is consistent with safe transmission . This was my principal object , and I believe I attained it by PACKING GAME . 91.
... is by weight ; consequently one of the objects of the sportsman's anxiety is to secure boxes of as little weight as is consistent with safe transmission . This was my principal object , and I believe I attained it by PACKING GAME . 91.
Side 95
... secure from irruption by railway porters , than a strong box fastened by heavy nails . Small tacks must be used for fastening on the addresses , as there must be two for security , one on the top of the box and another on the side ; as ...
... secure from irruption by railway porters , than a strong box fastened by heavy nails . Small tacks must be used for fastening on the addresses , as there must be two for security , one on the top of the box and another on the side ; as ...
Side 95
... secure from irruption by railway porters , than a strong box fastened by heavy nails . Small tacks must be used for fastening on the addresses , as there must be two for security , one on the top of the box and another on the side ; as ...
... secure from irruption by railway porters , than a strong box fastened by heavy nails . Small tacks must be used for fastening on the addresses , as there must be two for security , one on the top of the box and another on the side ; as ...
Side 111
... secure , and finding plenty of food , more readily learn to take care of themselves . In the first instance , you must feed them with eggs boiled hard , chopped up with cress , and with an abundant supply of ants ' eggs : the latter is ...
... secure , and finding plenty of food , more readily learn to take care of themselves . In the first instance , you must feed them with eggs boiled hard , chopped up with cress , and with an abundant supply of ants ' eggs : the latter is ...
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