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CONTENTS. 



Woodcock-Shooting 



When Woodcock come North 

 Where Woodcock make their Nests 

 Where to find Woodcock 

 How to flush Woodcock 



Flight-Birds 



Peculiar Trait of Woodcock . . 



The Period of Moulting . 



How the Sharp Ring is produced 



American and English Woodcock . 



Scandinavian Woodcock . 



The proper Charge for Woodcock . 



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Quail- Shooting 97 



Habits of the Quail 97 



An Adventure with an old Quail . . . . 100 

 The Enemies of the Quail . . . . . .101 



How to hunt Quail 102 



The Bishop of Quails 105 



Quail withholding their Scent . . . . . 106 



Charge for Quail-Shooting 109 



Ruffed Grouse or Partridge Shooting . . . no 



The Flushing of the Partridge no 



Where Partridges are found in 



Pot-hunters 112 



The Partridge in a Tree 113 



The Nests of Partridges . . . . .114 



Habits of Partridges 114 



The Drumming of Partridges 115 



European Partridges 116 



Difficulty in shooting Partridges 117 



The Food of Partridges 117 



Names of Ruffed Grouse in different States . ..118 



Proper Gun and Charge for Partridges . . . 1 18 



Pinnated Grouse, or Prairie Hen 

 Manner of Hunting 



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