Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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Page 11
... feed upon Mud , aquatic Plants , or grains of Corn , but the far greater numbers subsist upon animal food alone , and of this they are so ravenous , as to spare not those of their own kind . That there are Vegetables in both fresh and ...
... feed upon Mud , aquatic Plants , or grains of Corn , but the far greater numbers subsist upon animal food alone , and of this they are so ravenous , as to spare not those of their own kind . That there are Vegetables in both fresh and ...
Page 18
... feed on fish , are the merciless invaders of the small fry , or devour the Spawn . In a savage state , numbers of the human race wander round the Lakes and Rivers , whence a consi- derable portion of their sustenance is derived , and ...
... feed on fish , are the merciless invaders of the small fry , or devour the Spawn . In a savage state , numbers of the human race wander round the Lakes and Rivers , whence a consi- derable portion of their sustenance is derived , and ...
Page 27
... feed on the water plant called Ducksmeat , and on small fry . It has been said , that the Eyes of fishes are immovable , but these apparently turn them forward or backward in their sockets , as their occasions require . They take little ...
... feed on the water plant called Ducksmeat , and on small fry . It has been said , that the Eyes of fishes are immovable , but these apparently turn them forward or backward in their sockets , as their occasions require . They take little ...
Page 33
... feeds the inhabitants of most of the coasts that border upon it . In general , the most inhabited shores are the places where the larger animals of the deep are least fond of pursuing , and these are chosen by the Herring as an asylum ...
... feeds the inhabitants of most of the coasts that border upon it . In general , the most inhabited shores are the places where the larger animals of the deep are least fond of pursuing , and these are chosen by the Herring as an asylum ...
Page 35
... feed on the Oniscus Marinus , a crustaceous insect , and on their own young ; and Mr. Low , a Gentleman in the Orknies , is said to . have caught many thousands with a common Trout fly ; those , so taken , are described as young fish ...
... feed on the Oniscus Marinus , a crustaceous insect , and on their own young ; and Mr. Low , a Gentleman in the Orknies , is said to . have caught many thousands with a common Trout fly ; those , so taken , are described as young fish ...
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abundance altho Angler angling animals appear bait Barrels belly birds bite body bottom Bream breed brown called Carp caught Charr Chub Cock colour Dace deep dorsal fin dusky Eels eggs fasten feathers feed feet fins fish fishery flies float four Game Gamekeeper gentle Gillaroo Grayling ground Gudgeon hackle hair half head holes hook inches justice of peace keep killed kind lake Lapwing length Loch manor middle miles Minnow mohair mountains mouth never night numbers ounces Partridges Perch person Pheasant Pike plenty pond pounds pounds weight Quadrupeds quantity quill rain rises river Roach runs Salmon season shank shooting shot side silk Snipes soon Spaniels spawn species spot spring streams summer tail taken Tench Trout weeds weighed Wild Fowl wind wings winter Woodcocks woods worms yards young