Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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... tail alone , it then glides through the water with the swiftness of an arrow ; the other fins are too minute and flexible , compared with the animal's weight , to impel it so quickly ; their principal use is to adjust and moderate the ...
... tail alone , it then glides through the water with the swiftness of an arrow ; the other fins are too minute and flexible , compared with the animal's weight , to impel it so quickly ; their principal use is to adjust and moderate the ...
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... TAIL may be used either as stretcher or dropper ; Has no wings ; the body , sable fur , a little mohair of a gold colour , with a feather from the tail of a Wren ; is thus made : - Let the hook be No. 5 or 6 , with a short shank , and ...
... TAIL may be used either as stretcher or dropper ; Has no wings ; the body , sable fur , a little mohair of a gold colour , with a feather from the tail of a Wren ; is thus made : - Let the hook be No. 5 or 6 , with a short shank , and ...
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... tail ; body of peacock's herle , with a pale red hackle over it . The KING - FISHER . Wings of the feather of a heron's tail , or that of a blue turkey ; body of the greenest part of the peacock's herle ( that from about the eye of the ...
... tail ; body of peacock's herle , with a pale red hackle over it . The KING - FISHER . Wings of the feather of a heron's tail , or that of a blue turkey ; body of the greenest part of the peacock's herle ( that from about the eye of the ...
Contents
TITLE PAGE | 1 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland and Ireland | 57 |
TABLE FOR BAITS | 199 |
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