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Montagu's Cure Pheasants' Eggs The Practice of 

 Purchasing them reprehended Importance of obtaining 

 them in a Fresh State Experiment to effect that 

 Object Accident Open Pheasantry The Rivals 

 The Victor vanquished Nature the best Guide Unex- 

 pected Result 72 



CHAPTER VI. 



Various Species of Wild Geese Grey-lag and White- 

 fronted Distinguishing Characters Origin of the Do- 

 mestic Stock Bean Goose Pink-footed Goose Ber- 

 nicle Brent Goose Shieldrake Foreign Ducks and 

 Geese unadvisedly admitted into the British Fauna Pro- 

 bable Cause of the Error Ducks on tjie British Coasts 

 Diversity of Haunts, Habits, Food and Structure 

 Decoys Wild Fowl Shooting Young Water Fowl 

 devoured by Pike The < Bird-fly' Observation. . . 99 



CHAPTER VII. 



Red Grouse Limits of its Range Natural Enemies, 

 winged and four-footed The Badger unjustly proscribed 

 -Unsuccessful Attempts to re-establish the Red Grouse 

 in the South of England Ptarmigan Its Haunts and 

 Habits British Game Birds Order in which they 

 arrive at Maturity Annual Importation of Ptarmigan 

 Highland Moors Mayo Mountains Shooting Expedi- 

 tion Lodge Backward Season Operations deferred 

 Wild Scenery Youthful Ardour and Veteran Coolness 

 Variety of Sport 114 



CHAPTER VIII. 



The Woodcock Modes of Capture Net and Gin 

 Woodcock trapped Attempts to Rear it in Confinement 



