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CHAPTER IX. 



WILD-FOWL, SNIPE, ETC. 



Varieties of Wild-fowl Hindoo Legends Native Mode of Capturing 

 Wild-fowl Munchur Jheel Solitary Snipe Pintailed, Painted, 

 and Jack Snipe Black, Painted, and Grey Partridge Quail 

 A ' Family ' Shot Mixed Bag Variety of Game at Delhi. 



I THINK all sportsmen will allow that there is great 

 satisfaction in making a bag of either duck or 

 snipe, or a mixed one of both ; and certainly in 

 India one may enjoy the sport to one's heart's 

 content. 



With what a delightful ' thud ' an old mallard 

 comes down and how very pleasing it is to bowl 

 over the wily and twisting snipe ! 



These birds are found in much the same sort of 

 localities all over the world, and their pursuit is 

 conducted on much the same principles ; so I shall 

 not offer any remarks on these points. I will 

 only endeavour to enumerate the different species 

 of duck and snipe that a sportsman may ex- 



