INDEX 



393 



GADWALL, 370 



Gadwall duck, 239, 240, 370 



Gallinaceous birds, 41; methods of 

 taking, 42 ; characteristics, 42, 43 ; 

 varieties, 44 

 Gambels partridge, 107 ; range, 132 ; 



described, 133, 355 ; trapping, 134 

 Game birds, destruction of, 28, 31, et 



seq. t protection of, 33-37 

 Game clubs, organization and regula- 

 tion, 21-27 J New Jersey clubs, 28, 

 29 

 Game parks, 20, 21 ; necessity for, 



195. 196 



Game preserves, 20, 21 

 Godman's Bob-white, 108 

 Godwits, 298, 299, 372, 373 

 Golden back, 308 

 Golden-eye duck, 192, 193, 363 

 Golden plover, 308 ; shooting, 309-313 

 Goosander, 242 

 Gordon setter, 15, 16 

 Gray-backed snipe, 296 

 Gray-backs, 296 

 Gray crane, 323 

 Gray duck, 239, 370 

 Gray ruffed-grouse, 6b, 351 

 Grayson's Bob-white, 124 

 Greater snow-goose, 360 

 Greater yellow-legs, 294, 299-301, 374 

 Green-wing duck, 195 

 Green-winged teal, 225, 226, 368 

 Greenwood, Mr. Ralph, quoted, 296 

 Ground dove, 346, 385 

 Grouse, 60, 349-352, shooting season, 



61, 62 ; destruction of, 62 ; shooting 



in England and America, 63, 64 

 Guatemala Bob-white, 108 

 Guns, selection of, 9-12 ; accidents, 10 ; 



use of, 12, 13 ; for partridge shooting, 



115; woodcock, 261; snipe, 280; 



bay-birds, 292 ; golden plover, 313 



HARLEQUIN DUCK, 202, 364 

 Heath-hen, 71, 72, 350 

 Higginson, Mr. A. H., quoted, 378 

 Hooded-merganser, 241, 244, 363 



Hornaday, Mr., 5 

 Howe, Dr. W. H., quoted, 143 

 Hudsonian curlew, 304,373 

 Hudsonian godwit, 294, 299, 373 

 Hutchins goose, 153, 358 



INCA DOVE, 388 

 Irish setter, 15, 16 



JACANAS, 382 

 Jack curlew, 304 

 Jack snipe, 282, 294 



KILL-DEER PLOVER, 247, 307, 381 



Killdee, 3 Si 



King eider duck, 202, 366 



King-rail, 327, 332, 384 



Knot, 294, 296, 297, 371 



LABRADOR DUCK, 361 

 Least sandpiper, 380 

 Leffingwell, Mr. , quoted, 344 

 Lesser Canada goose, 153 

 Lesser prairie-hen, 349 

 Lesser scaup duck, 362 

 Lesser snow-goose, 156, 360 

 Lesser yellow-legs, 294, 301, 303 

 Lewis, Dr., quoted, 280 

 Little black-head duck, 186 

 Little blue-bill duck, 186 

 Little broad-bill duck, 186 

 Little brown crane, 323 

 Little ring plover, 307, 315 

 Little saw-bill duck, 244 

 Long-billed curlew, 304, 374 

 Long-billed dowitcher, 295, 371 

 Long-tailed duck, 201, 364 

 Louisiana clapper-rail, 384 



MACKAY, GEORGE H. , quoted, 378 

 : Mallard duck, 208-210, 368 ; shooting, 



211-218 ; abundance of, 211, 21-2, 



216 ; dogs, 215 ; call, 219 

 Marbled godwit, 294, 298, 299, 372 

 Marlin, 299, 304 

 Marsh hen, 384 

 Marsh snipe,, 371 



