X CONTENTS. 



The Rabbit.— The olden British Rabbit of English Auiliors— Its 

 Natural History and peculiarities . . . from page 136 to 138 



The Pointer. — The Natural History of this species of Shooting Dog- 

 How to select the best specimens — How to test their quahty — How 

 to treat them when you have got them . . . from page 139 to 143 



Chapter XII. — Pigeon Shooting — The Author's apology for its intro. 

 duction to the Reader — Where to go about it^ and how, if he will — 

 This, of course, relates to Dove practice for wagers, or fun ; if fun, 

 such may be Wild or Woodpigeon Shooting — Its season and 

 fashion of achievement — Natural History of the Woodpigeon, or 

 Ringdove of British Authors, and different varieties of the family 



from page 144 to 1.55 



Terriers. — General remarks upon these familiar four-footed friends — A 

 spice of their peculiarities — Instinct and the like 



from page loo to 159 



Chapter XIII. — Woodcock Shooting — "the fox-himting of the trig- 

 ger " — Where to find, or, at all events, where to look for the " Cock " 

 — How to compass him when discovered — Colonel Hawker on 

 these matters — Capital Cocking in Ireland — Natural History of 

 the Woodcock, with a word about some of its varieties, and other 

 matters from page 1 60 to 1 72 



Chapter XIV — Snipe Shooting — Your Snipe, like your Cock, is a 

 bird of passage — The sport of slaying him not common on a satis- 

 factory scale in many counties of England — How to set about it — 

 With what dogs, and other devices — Nice field practice for young 

 gunners — Natural History of the Common Snipe, Great Solitary 

 ditto — and a Variety from page 173 to 182 



Shooting the Jack Snipe. — A few hints on this subject, with a brief 

 Natural History of this queer sample of Sporting Ornithology 



from page 183 to 186 



