258 



Magna Charta, 52 

 Mallard, 311 

 Merganser, Hooded, 320 



— Red-Breasted, 321 

 Migration of shore-birds, 1 10-16 



— wildfowl, 1 10-16 

 Mirage, 146 



Missfires with punt-guns, 209 

 Motor craft for wildfowling, 292 



— gunning-punt, 292-6 



— launch, shallow draft, 296-9 

 Movements of shore-birds, 97-106 



— wildfowl, 97-106 

 Mud-pattens, 152 

 Mud-punt, 284 

 Mute Swan, 300 



Muzzle plug for punt-gun, 231 



Negretti and Zambra, 47 

 Nicholas Everitt, 48 

 Night-flighting, 99-101 

 Nipples for punt-guns, 2H 



Oars or sculls for punts, 155 

 Oil, Linseed, 45 



— Rangoon, 45 

 Oyster-Catcher, 337 



Paddles, long double, 159, 161 



— overside hand, i6i 



— setting or spoon, 161 



" Perfect" cases, 25, 30, 40, 169 

 "Perfects," resizing, 169 

 Phalarope, Grey, 336 



— Red-Necked, 335 

 Pink-Footed Goose, 302 

 Pintail, 308 



Plover, Green or Black, 327 



— Caspian, 331 



— Golden, 331 



— Grey, 333 



— Kentish, 330 



INDEX 



Plover, Killdeer, 328 



— Lesser Golden, 332 



— Little Ringed, 330 



— Ringed, 328 



— Sociable, 328 

 Plover-flighting, 104-6 

 Plug for punt, 154 

 Pochard, Common, 313 



— Red-Crested, 314 

 Professional wildfowlers, 131 

 Punter's after locker, 150 



— clothing, 166, 243-5 



— dog, 143 



— magazine, 147-50 



— outfit, list of, 165, 166 



— seats, 150 



— tools for repairs, 154 



— victuals, 145 

 Punt-house, 224, 225, 227 



— carriage, 220-2 



— for rough water, 274-6 



— rudders, 285-8 



— shooting as a sport, 1 29-34 

 dangers of, 135-40 



— wagon, 222, 223 

 Punting in windy weather, 142 

 Punts, care of, 231, 232, 235, 236 



— construction of, 264-72 



— cost of, 235, 236 



— cost of travelling, 224 



— loading up, 224 



— painting, 233 



— professional built, 278 



— various kinds of, 273-81 



— working of, 246-51, 257-63 

 Punt- or swivel- guns, actual use of, 



250-63 



— boring of, 177 



— cartidges for, 202 



— cleaning B.L's., 230 

 M.L's., 230 



— conversion of, 196-204 



