THE FIRST VOLUME. XI 



CHAP. XV. 



Page 

 Quail Shooting. — Quails in Malta, Sicily, and Eussia. — Landrail 



or Corncrake. — Anecdote of French Abbe . . . . 16G 



CHAP. XYI. 



The Bustard : Its Habits. — A Frenchman's Anecdote. — The 

 Bustard in Morocco, the Island of Sardinia, and Canada . .176 



CHAP. XVII. 



The Ortolan : Abundant in HoUand : Suliject to Apoplexy from 

 Over Fatness. — Smollett's Method of Dressing them. — Adven- 

 ture in Holland. — Severity of Dutch Criminal Laws. — Sir 

 David Dundas. — Threatened Arrest. — Dispatches to Dutch 

 Ai-my. — Fortunate Promotion 183 



CHAP. XVIII. 

 FHght of Wild Swans. —Wild Swan Shooting. — St. John's Wild 

 Swan Shooting. — Mode of Dressing the Swan. — Author Shoot- 

 ing a Wild Swan 194 



CHAP. XIX. 



The Bittern. — Breeding of the Bittern. — Wild Geese. — The 

 Fhght of Wild Geese. — Brent Geese 206 



CHAP. XX. 



The Wild Duck : Its Habits. — Decoy for Wild Duck. — Tricks 

 of Decoy Men. — Teal. — Widgeon. — EiifTs and Ecevos. — 

 Lapwing. — "^ATieatears 215 



CHAP. XXI. 



The Knot. — The Godwit. — The Golden Plover. — The Dottrell. 

 — The Cuiiew 241 



CHAP. XXII. 



The Magpie. — The Carrion Crow. — The Jay . . . .253 



