LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 

 IN THE TEXT 



HARE BOWLED OVER 1 8 



A DOUBLE SHOT (MALLARD AND SNIPE) ... 36 



DIAGRAMS OF SHOT-GUN PATTERNS . . . 51 56 



AFTER MORNING FLIGHT . . . . . . 76 



AN OLD POACHER ....... 94 



POINTER (MODERN STYLE) 98 



SPANISH POINTER (AFTER GEORGE STUBBS) . . .99 



RETRIEVER AND PHEASANT IOI 



"DISS" 103 



ON THE MOORS 106 



THE GREAT BUSTARD 108 



CAPERCAILLIE . . . . . . . . 114 



BLACKCOCK RISING Il8 



PTARMIGAN IN WINTER . ... 124 

 PTARMIGAN: SPRING PLUMAGE 125 



COCK PHEASANT . . . . . . . 132 



GREY AND RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGES . . . -137 



A SOAKING DAY ....... 162 



MALLARD RISING . 204 



GROUP OF DUCKS 209 



TUFTED AND SCAUP DUCKS 213 



FALLING DRAKE . . . . . . . 2l6 



ON THE SHORE 223 



THE BROWN HARE 255 



SCOTCH HARE : WINTER AND SUMMER . . .256 



PINK-FOOTED GEESE (HANGING) . . . . 273 



GROUP OF WILD GEESE 278 



IN THE PUNT 281 



ROCKDOVE 299 



RINGDOVES 305 



