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PEEFACE. 



Since my contributions began to appear in the 

 columns of ' The Field,' under the nom de plume 

 of ' The Eanger,' the frequent questions put to 

 me by sportsmen in search of some region where 

 they might have mild Avinter quarters, as well a 

 abundance of game, have led me to think that 

 a book on the Quadrupeds, Game-birds, Wild- 

 fowl, and other objects of sport in the Southern 

 States of (North) America, might be both useful 

 and interestino^. 



Having hved for many years in the South, 

 and having devoted most of my time to hunting, 

 shooting, and fishing, I can treat of the subject 

 from my own experience. 



I have added an Appendix as a guide to the 

 expenses of a trip, and to the haunts where 

 each kind of beast and bird may be found. 



London, 1866. 



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