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PREFACE. 



THIS book is dedicated to my brothers and to those who have been 

 shore-shooting with me in Norfolk and elsewhere, and whose names in some 

 cases appear in the text. 



It is intended mainly for the edification of amateur collectors and 

 shore-shooters, though it is possible that some, who have visited the 

 author's bird collection in the Eastbourne Institute, may feel inclined to 

 extend their acquaintance with the occupants of its cases by a perusal of 

 these pages, in which mention is made of their capture. Some of the 

 pictures also are intended to recall scenes in the collection. 



Despite all that has been said against it, I venture to think that in 

 this luxurious age no form of sport is more deserving of encouragement 

 than that which leads its votaries to face the hardships and discomforts 

 which will almost certainly be encountered by those who seek their quarry 

 along the shore. 



EASTBOURNE COLLEGE : 

 October, 1907, 



