Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 23
... Eggs than the Female , for when she ceases to drop them , the Male instantly abandons her , and with ardour follows the eggs which are carried down by the stream , or dispersed amongst the waves by the wind , passing and re- passing ...
... Eggs than the Female , for when she ceases to drop them , the Male instantly abandons her , and with ardour follows the eggs which are carried down by the stream , or dispersed amongst the waves by the wind , passing and re- passing ...
Page 97
... eggs , crumbs of bread , and lettuce - leaves , well mixed , with an addition of the eggs of Meadow Ants . At this tender age two precautions are essential , viz . never to allow them any drink , nor carry them abroad until the dew is ...
... eggs , crumbs of bread , and lettuce - leaves , well mixed , with an addition of the eggs of Meadow Ants . At this tender age two precautions are essential , viz . never to allow them any drink , nor carry them abroad until the dew is ...
Page 117
... eggs ; twenty - three of the eggs were hatched , and the birds went off ; four more had live birds in them : the number of the eggs was ascertained before hatching , to decide a bet laid by a person who refused to credit so unusual a ...
... eggs ; twenty - three of the eggs were hatched , and the birds went off ; four more had live birds in them : the number of the eggs was ascertained before hatching , to decide a bet laid by a person who refused to credit so unusual a ...
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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