CONTENTS. XI 



The Newfoundland Dog. A succinct biography of this species, with 

 notices of its philanthropy, compiled from remote and modern 

 instances How useful to the Sportsman Wherefore an object of 

 interest to man, whatever his calling or pursuit Also a word about 

 the Pheasant Spaniel, or Springer from page 186 to 196 



CHAPTER XV. Birds which are not "Game" The list commences 

 with the Bittern, and thence proceeds to 



Shooting the Heron Reasons and directions for so doing To which 

 are added the Natural Histories of Bitterns and Herons 



from page 197 to 208 



CHAPTER XVI. Shooting the Knot the Land and Water Rails 

 the Godwit the Golden Plover the Grey Plover the Lapwing 

 and the Long-legged Plover together with the Natural History 

 of each from page 209 to 235 



CHAPTER XVII. Shooting the Dotterel the Ruff and Reeve the 

 Grebe the Curlew the Coot the Oxbird the Redwing 

 the Fieldfare and the Lark With items of the Natural History 

 of each, and a few words about Waterhens. This and preceding 

 chapter relate to little more than the matter in their respective 

 catalogue ; the act of sporting such " small deer " being no matter 

 of science, and scarce an affair of skill . . . from page 236 to 269 



The Water Spaniel And his Natural History . from page 270 to 275 



CHAPTER XVIII. Wild Fowl Shooting Why this may be called 

 the "poetry of sport" Directions for slaying the "Songster of the 

 Waters" Colonel Hawker circumventing the " Syrens of Shooting" 

 Mr. Colojihoun ditto Natural History of the Wild Swan 



from page 276 to 284 



