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PREFACE. 



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 mnter 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 interesting. 



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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