PREEBACE. 
Tuts book is dedicated to my brothers and to those who have been 
shore-shooting with me in Norfolk and elsewhere, and whose names in some 
cases appear in the text. 
It is intended mainly for the edification of amateur collectors and 
shore-shooters, though it is possible that some, who have visited the 
author's bird collection in the Eastbourne Institute, may feel inclined to 
extend their acquaintance with the occupants of its cases by a perusal of 
these pages, in which mention is made of their capture. Some of the 
pictures also are intended to recall scenes in the collection. 
Despite all that has been said against it, I venture to think that in 
this luxurious age no form of sport is more deserving of encouragement 
than that which leads its votaries to face the hardships and discomforts 
which will almost certainly be encountered by those who seek their quarry 
along the shore. 
EASTBOURNE COLLEGE: 
October, 1907. 
