INDEX 



M 



Magpie, the, depredations of, 304 



Manton, Joe, gun-maker, 66 



Market Weighton, 166 



" Medium" caps for bulk nitros, 83 



Mongolian pheasant, 126, 130 



Monk, Mr. T. J., of Lewis, on 

 woodcock, 151 



Moore and Grey, Messrs. , of Picca- 

 dilly, gun-makers, 27 ; trial of 

 punt-gun made by, 61 



Muffet, Dr. Thomas, quoted on 

 bustards, HO 



Mullerite powder, 79 



Mute swan, the, 185 



N 



Newcastle Chilled Shot Co., 89 

 "Nonpareil" black powder, 75 

 Norfolk, grey geese in, 193, 194 

 Normal powder, 79 

 North America, species of swans, 



1 88 ; white-fronted goose of, 189 ; 



the snow-goose of, 197 

 Northumberland, black grouse in, 



118 

 Norway, the wild swan in, 186 



O 

 "Ordinary " caps for black powder, 



83 



Otter, the, 307 

 Oystercatcher, the, 222 



Partridge, the grey, 134-140 ; the 

 red-legged or French partridge, 

 140-142 ; on the shooting of, 

 235- 2 38 



Pembroke, Earl of, quantity of 

 hares on the Wilton estate of, 

 165 



Pennant, quoted on wild-duck, 203 



" Perfect '* cartridge, 28, 74, 83 



Pheasant, various breeds of, 126- 



129; the rearing of, 130; the 



feeding of, 133 ; the shooting of, 



in present time contrasted with 



olden, 230 ; benefits derived from, 



233 



Pigeons, 170-178 

 Pine marten, the, described, 309 

 Pink-footed goose, the, 188-192, 



196 



Pintail, the, 209 

 Plovers: the golden plover, 216; 



the grey plover, 217; the lap- 



wing, or green plover, 216 ; 

 shooting of, 292-295 



Pochard, the, 211 



Pointers, partridge-shooting with, 

 95> 96 ; compared with setters, 

 97 ; alteration in breed of, 98 



Polecat, the, described, 309 



Polish swan, the, 185, 1 86 



Poodles as sporting dogs, 102, 

 103 



Powders, 28, 31, 32, 34 ; nitro, 47, 

 49, 50 ; for punt-guns, 60-65 > 

 considered, 66-75 > series of load- 

 ing instructions, 76-80 



Ptarmigan, habits and appearance 

 of, 122-125 



Punt-guns, 25-27 ; powder trials 

 with, 61-65 > shooting of wild 

 geese with, 267 ; shooting of 

 plover with, 294 



Quail, described, 142-146 ; on 

 shooting of, 242 



R 



Rabbits, considered, 168-170; on 

 shooting, 257, 258 



Recoil, 8, 48 



Red-breasted goose, the, 200 



Red grouse, described, 119-122 



Redshank, the, 220 ; the spotted, 

 220 



Reeves' pheasant, 127-129 



Rendlesham, Lord, 128 ; red-legged 

 partridges reared by, 141 



Retrievers, 96, 100 



Richards, Messrs. Westley, gun- 

 makers, 13, 32-35 ; description 

 of gun made by, and target-testing 

 results, 51-57 



" Rifleite, "303," trial of punt-gun 

 with, 61-65, 80 



Ringdove, the, 171 



Ringed plover, the, 222 



Rockdove, the, 171 



Rodd, Mr. E. H., quoted on snipe, 



158 

 Rook, the, egg-stealing propensities 



of, 179; shooting of, 181 ; rifles 



for rook-shooting, 182-184; de- 



structiveness of, 303 

 Rook-rifle, 182 

 Rothschild, Hon. Walter, wild-duck 



reared by, 292 

 Ruff, the, 220 

 Russia, the wild swan in, 186 



