Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 223
... birds opposite , and throw a few grains of seed be- tween them ; the birds rush upon each other with the utmost fury , striking with their bills and spurs until one of them yields . The Chinese also use this bird , whose body is ex ...
... birds opposite , and throw a few grains of seed be- tween them ; the birds rush upon each other with the utmost fury , striking with their bills and spurs until one of them yields . The Chinese also use this bird , whose body is ex ...
Page 235
... birds , and he must keep the further off ; he then makes his pull , taking such birds as are within reach , after that he places his stuffed birds or stales , to entice those that are continually traversing the Fen . A Fowler has been ...
... birds , and he must keep the further off ; he then makes his pull , taking such birds as are within reach , after that he places his stuffed birds or stales , to entice those that are continually traversing the Fen . A Fowler has been ...
Page 264
... birds are eagerly bought by the London Poulterers , under the name of Dun Birds , as they are deemed excellent eating ; the greater part of what appear in the markets are caught in decoys ; but the construction and mode of working is ...
... birds are eagerly bought by the London Poulterers , under the name of Dun Birds , as they are deemed excellent eating ; the greater part of what appear in the markets are caught in decoys ; but the construction and mode of working is ...
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abundance anal fins Angler angling bait Barbel barrel belly birds bite body bottom Bream breed brown called Carp caught Charr Cock colour Dace deep dorsal fin dusky Eels eggs fasten feathers feed feet fish fishery flies float four Fowl Game Gamekeeper gentle Gillaroo ground Gudgeon hackle hair half head holes hook II.-PART inches long justice of peace keep killed kind lake length lob-worms Loch middle miles Minnow mohair mountains mouth night numbers ounces Partridges Perch Pheasant piece Pike plenty pond pounds pounds weight Quadrupeds quantity quill rain rises river Roach runs Salmon season shank shooting shot side silk soon Spaniels spawn species spot spring streams summer tail taken Tench Trout weeds weighed wild wind wings winter wood Woodcocks worms yards young