Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 88
... seen in the Spring ; in England , are in greatest numbers in Autumn , and are now and then met with at that sea- son in large turnip fields , near the Downs in Wiltshire , in troops of fifty or more . In Sir Robert Sibbold's time they ...
... seen in the Spring ; in England , are in greatest numbers in Autumn , and are now and then met with at that sea- son in large turnip fields , near the Downs in Wiltshire , in troops of fifty or more . In Sir Robert Sibbold's time they ...
Page 236
... seen to resume their circles , and grow pacific . The Compiler kept many of the Ruffs in Mews , and the only dispo- sition they ever shewed to be quarrelsome , was at the first , when the pan which contained their food was not large ...
... seen to resume their circles , and grow pacific . The Compiler kept many of the Ruffs in Mews , and the only dispo- sition they ever shewed to be quarrelsome , was at the first , when the pan which contained their food was not large ...
Page 240
... seen on most of the heaths or marshy grounds , but as it subsists chiefly on worms , it is forced to change its place in search of food , and is frequently seen in great numbers by the sea - shores , where it finds an abundant supply ...
... seen on most of the heaths or marshy grounds , but as it subsists chiefly on worms , it is forced to change its place in search of food , and is frequently seen in great numbers by the sea - shores , where it finds an abundant supply ...
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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