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Side 102
... ducks are generally used if three , then one mallard ; if five , then two and these are tied by the leg , in the water , to stakes driven in for the purpose , and are placed at respective distances , some on one side of the water , some ...
... ducks are generally used if three , then one mallard ; if five , then two and these are tied by the leg , in the water , to stakes driven in for the purpose , and are placed at respective distances , some on one side of the water , some ...
Side 103
... ducks are fastened to this cord at intervals , and when ducks are killed a dog is required to bring them , or perhaps a boat is used , which lies concealed in some con- tiguous reeds . In the overflows , or artificial pieces of water ...
... ducks are fastened to this cord at intervals , and when ducks are killed a dog is required to bring them , or perhaps a boat is used , which lies concealed in some con- tiguous reeds . In the overflows , or artificial pieces of water ...
Side 104
... Ducks are then most abundant , are in the best condition , and fetch the highest price . January is sometimes as good , if the weather be not too severe . " Les hut- 99 tiers generally take possession of their huts about half 104 ...
... Ducks are then most abundant , are in the best condition , and fetch the highest price . January is sometimes as good , if the weather be not too severe . " Les hut- 99 tiers generally take possession of their huts about half 104 ...
Side 105
... ducks upon their backs ; and before I had left the marais , the quacking resounded from one end of the valley to the other , relieved by an occasional shot . The majority of the huttiers remain all night , and , after the evening flight ...
... ducks upon their backs ; and before I had left the marais , the quacking resounded from one end of the valley to the other , relieved by an occasional shot . The majority of the huttiers remain all night , and , after the evening flight ...
Side 106
... ducks would be useless for the purpose of hut - shooting , even if you could induce them to quack as incessantly as these foreigners , as their invitation would not be at- tended to by birds of passage , their language probably not ...
... ducks would be useless for the purpose of hut - shooting , even if you could induce them to quack as incessantly as these foreigners , as their invitation would not be at- tended to by birds of passage , their language probably not ...
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