ON THE WING. 



A BOOK FOR YOTJNG SPOHTSMEN. 



By JOHN BUMSTEAD. 

 Richly Illustrated. • • One Vol. 16mo. $2.50. 



This book, prepared by one of the most experienced sportsmen of 

 New England, treats of all the principal subjects that engage the at- 

 tention of a sportsman ; and the author's ideas respecting the ele- 

 mentary matters connected with the use of the gun are not only 

 practicable, but they are imbued with much common sense. The 

 book is eminently a " practical one. It contains much valuable 

 information respecting the various styles of weapons now in use, — 

 how they are made, and what constitutes the superiority of one 

 •weapon over another. 



The author's long experience has enabled him to gather much that 

 is necessai-y for every sportsman to know, respecting the habits and 

 haunts of the many varieties of game-birds found in our Northern 

 States, — the Woodcock, the Quail, and the Partridge, as well as the 

 game-birds and water-fowl of New England. The observations of the 

 author, however, apply to sporting everywhere, as, to use words of 

 the Preface, " to be a good shot in New England is to be one the 

 ■world over." 



The volume is fully and appropriately illustrated. 



