CONTENTS. XI 



The Newfoundland Dog. — A succinct biography of this species, with 

 notices of its philanthropy, compiled from remote and modern 

 instances — How useful to the Sportsman — Wherefore an object of 

 interest to man, whatever his calling or pursuit — Also a word about 

 the Pheasant Spaniel, or Springer from page 186 to 196 



Chapter XV. — Birds which are not "Game" — The Ust commences 

 with the Bittern, and thence proceeds to — 



Shooting the Heron — Reasons and directions for so doing — To which 

 are added the Natural Histories of Bitterns and Herons 



from page 197 to 208 



Chapter XVI. — Shooting the Knot — the Land and Water Rails — 

 the Godwit — the Golden Plover — the Grej^ Plover — the lapwing 

 and the Long-legged Plover — together with the Natural History 

 of each from page 209 to 235 



Chapter XVII. — Shooting the Dotterel — the Ruff and Reeve — the 

 Grebe — the Curlew — the Coot — the Oxbird — the Redwing— 

 the Fieldfare — and the Lark — With items of the Natural History 

 of each, and a few words about Waterhens. This and preceding 

 chapter relate to little more than the matter in their respective 

 catalogue ; the act of sporting such " small deer " being no matter 

 of science, and scarce an affair of skill . . . from page 236 to 269 



The Water Spaniel— And his Natural History . from page 270 to 275 



Chapter XVIII. — Wild Fowl Shooting — Why this may be called 

 the " poetry of sport" — Directions for slaying the " Songster of the 

 Waters"— Colonel Hawker circumventing the " Syrens of Shooting" 

 — Mr. Colquhoun ditto — Natural History of the Wild Swan 



from page 276 to 284 



