X CONTENTS. 



The Rabbit. The olden British Rabbit of English Authors Its 

 Natural History and peculiarities . . . from page 136 to 138 



The Pointer. The Natural History of this species of Shooting Dog- 

 How to select the best specimens How to test their quality How 

 to treat them when you have got them . . . from page 139 to 143 



CHAPTER XII. Pigeon Shooting The Author's apology for its intro. 

 duction to the Reader Where to go about it, and how, if he will 

 This, of course, relates to Dove practice for wagers, or fun ; if fun, 

 such may be Wild or Woodpigeon Shooting Its season arid 

 fashion of achievement Natural History of the Woodpigeon, or 

 Ringdove of British Authors, and different varieties of the family 



from page 144 to 155 



Terriers. General remarks upon these familiar four-footed friends A 

 spice of their peculiarities Instinct and the like 



from page 155 to 159 



CHAPTER XIII. Woodcock Shooting "the fox-hunting of the trig- 

 ger " Where to find, or, at all events, where to look for the " Cock " 

 How to compass him when discovered Colonel Hawker on 

 these matters Capital Cocking in Ireland Natural History of 

 the Woodcock, with a word about some of its varieties, and other 

 matters from page 160 to 172 



CHAPTER XIV. Snipe Shooting Your Snipe, like your Cock, is a 

 bird of passage The sport of slaying him not common on a satis- 

 factory scale in many counties of England How to set about it 

 With what dogs, and other devices Nice field practice for young 

 gunners Natural History of the Common Snipe, Great Solitary 

 ditto and a Variety from page 173 to 182 



Shooting the Jack Snipe. A few hints on this subject, with a brief 

 Natural History of this queer sample of Sporting Ornithology 



from page 183 to 186 



