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Side 57
The gardener shot several , which he brought to me . The ring of the males was
very dusky , and in some there were brown feathers interspersed . The females
had no white ring at all . They were shy birds , much more so than the thrushes
and ...
The gardener shot several , which he brought to me . The ring of the males was
very dusky , and in some there were brown feathers interspersed . The females
had no white ring at all . They were shy birds , much more so than the thrushes
and ...
Side 75
4 shot , and that the dun - bird is nearly as large as a duck , and decidedly the
most bardy bird to carry away shot of all the anas tribe , any expert wild - fowl
shooter will at once perceive how rare a piece of good fortune a shot of this kind
is .
4 shot , and that the dun - bird is nearly as large as a duck , and decidedly the
most bardy bird to carry away shot of all the anas tribe , any expert wild - fowl
shooter will at once perceive how rare a piece of good fortune a shot of this kind
is .
Side 76
Both long shots . ... In attempting to get a fair sitting shot , they saw me , as the
ground was bare , and flew up at sixty yards . ... till near the end of the beat ,
when I saw a couple of wigeon feeding in a weedy creek , and killed both at one
shot .
Both long shots . ... In attempting to get a fair sitting shot , they saw me , as the
ground was bare , and flew up at sixty yards . ... till near the end of the beat ,
when I saw a couple of wigeon feeding in a weedy creek , and killed both at one
shot .
Side 121
Intending to shoot some specimens , I had brought my duck gun ; and , at the first
shot , killed a puffin or sea parrot , called a Tommy Norie by the old sailor in
command of our craft . These pretty birds are very shy , although a good many
haunt ...
Intending to shoot some specimens , I had brought my duck gun ; and , at the first
shot , killed a puffin or sea parrot , called a Tommy Norie by the old sailor in
command of our craft . These pretty birds are very shy , although a good many
haunt ...
Side 141
GROUSE . When a moor is regularly shot over , and the large packs thinned ,
grouse are less apt to flock early , which is often occasioned by several large
packs joining company . Late in the season , before they are tamed by a frost , a
windy ...
GROUSE . When a moor is regularly shot over , and the large packs thinned ,
grouse are less apt to flock early , which is often occasioned by several large
packs joining company . Late in the season , before they are tamed by a frost , a
windy ...
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Side i - THE MOOR AND THE LOCH. Containing Minute Instructions in all Highland Sports, with Wanderings over Crag and Correi, Flood and Fell. By JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq. Third Edition. 8vo, with Illustrations, 12s. 6d. SALMON-CASTS AND STRAY SHOTS: Being Fly-Leaves from the Note-Book of JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq., Author of * The Moor and the Loch,
Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell" |
| Forfatter | John Colquhoun |
| Utgiver | John Murray, 1849 |
| Original fra | Princeton University |
| Digitalisert | 20. feb 2008 |
| Lengde | 185 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |