via CONTENTS. 



Chapter lil — Cupercalzie Shooting — An Imperial Sport — Intro- 

 duction (of late years) of the Ca])ercalzie into this country — Slaying 

 the Capercalzie in S^veden — Mr. Brehm's plan — Natural History 

 of the Wood Grouse, or Capercalzie .... from page 36 to io 



Chapter IV. — Black Cock Shooting — The Black Grouse, a bird easy 

 of approach at one season of the year, and equally difficult at 

 another — Its pugnacious propensities — Hints for young hands to 

 become handy at this sport — How old hands, poachers, treat it as 

 a business — Natural History of the Black Grouse from page 46 to 57 



Setters. — The principal family of Dogs used for the -purposes of 

 Shooting — Their peculiarities — Mr. Lang, the gunmaker's, theory 

 and practice of Setting Dogs — His Russian breed — The management 

 of Shooting Dogs in kennel from page 57 to 66 



Chapter V. — Partridge Shooting — Period of commencement — How 

 to set about this pastime — General rules for its pursuit — Colonel 

 Hawker anent the same — Natural Histoiy of the British and Red- 

 legged, or French, Partridge from page 67 to 80 



Chapter VI. — Pheasant Shooting — When to begin and how to con- 

 tinue it — Ancient fashion and modern style of chasing this most 

 splendid of game birds — Natural History of the Common Pheasant 

 and its varieties from page SI to 90 



Chapter VII. — Ptai-migan Shooting — An introductory notice of that 

 remote residenced member of the Grouse family, the Ptarmigan — 

 How to sport for it according to the receipt of Mr. Colquhomi, of 

 Lnss — How le jeu ne vaui pas la cha)idelle — Natural Histoiy of 

 the White Ptarmigan, or White Grouse; and several other varieties 

 of the species from page 91 to 101 



