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INDEX. 



Schwarz, Berthold — conlinued. 



monument erected at Frei- 

 burg to, 432. 

 Scientia popinse, 462. 

 Sciurus Migratorius, (see Squirrel.) 

 Season of 1855 and '56 — 



particularly destructive to game, 



91. 

 numbers of birds as well as ani- 

 mals destroyed in consequence 

 of the snow during, 91. 

 Secondaries, second quill-feathers, 34. 

 Serpents, conflicts with Partridges, 72. 

 charming birds, 73. 

 pop^ilar fallacy, 73. 

 Dr. Oilman's experiments with, 



73. 

 venomous, 73. 

 King, 73. 



Raspail's theory, 74. 

 Setters — early in the season, 113. 



suffer for want of water, 118. 

 Shoemaker, Dr. — 



cases of poisoning by eating 



Grouse, 78. 

 remedies used by, 78. 

 Shooting, art of, on the wing, 47. 

 soon acquired, 47i 

 first grand desideratum, 47. 

 nicety in, 50. 



carried to great perfection, 50. 

 exploits of Richard and Edward 



Toomer, 50. 

 particular instructions for, 52. 

 when the bird should be killed, 



53. 

 in thickets, 54, 

 be cool, when, 54. 

 requires patience and practice, 



54. 

 when the bird is crossing, 58, 

 too low — too high, 59. 

 both eyes open, 60. 

 in America different from that 

 of England, 62. 

 Shore-birds, terms applicable to, 42. 

 Short, Dr. — exploits among the Snipe, 63. 

 Shot-bags, shot-pouches, 372. 



most suitable kind, 372. 

 Siberia, Snipe in, 194. 

 Sickle-bill, (see Curlew.) 

 Rivk, (see Battery.) 



SVinper, J. S. — comments on food of 

 Partridge?, 77. 

 account of good shooting, 111. 

 fanciful notion of the feeding of 



Woodcocks, 172. 

 comments on ambition of killing 



for quantity, 183. 

 reprobates this cruel ambition, 

 184. 



Skipwith, Mr, — 



captures Sora Rails at Sea, 220 

 Sleep — how necessary, 499. 



should be moderate, 499. 



less sleep in warm weather, 499 



some require more than others, 



499. 

 Napoleon required little, 499. 

 Frederick the Great required 

 little, 499. 

 Smith, Dr., interesting letter of, 98. 



his views of Partridges retaining 



scent, 98, 

 subject fully discussed, 98. 

 Smyrna, British cruisers visited, 187 

 Snap-shot, when most successfnl, 60. 

 a disagreeable companion, 61. 

 shooting with both eyes open, 61, 

 Snipe — terms applicable, 41. 



sudden and irregular flight of, 49. 

 zigzag flight of the, 52. 

 abunda'nt on borders of Mud 



Creek, 63. 

 white, 84. 

 Snipe, 194, 



Scolopax "VVilsonii, 194. 

 Scolopax gallinago, 194, 

 Wilson's Snipe, 194. 

 English Snipe, 194. 

 widely disseminated, 194. 

 varieties, 195. 



why called Wilson's Snipe, 195. 

 resembles the English variety 



195. 

 description, 196, 

 location and food, 197. 

 incubation, young brood, 199. 

 return to the South, 199. 

 restless spirit, 200, 

 perception of cold, 200. 

 voracious feeders, 201. 

 seldom found in the woods, 201. 

 difficult to shoot, 201 . 

 shooting anecdote, 204. 

 during rainy weathei', 206. 

 dogs for hunting, 206. 

 fly against the wind, 207. 

 advantages of shooting, 208. 

 white or pied, 208. 

 cooking, 472. 

 Snipe, Red-breasted, 256. 



Scolopax Noveboracensis, 256. 

 Quail Snipe, 256. 

 habits and haunts, 256. 

 flesh and food, 256. 

 how and when killed, 256. 

 description, 257, 

 Snow, heavy fall of, 91. 



its fearful consequences, 92. 

 Sora, (see Rail.) 

 Sore throat, how to treat a, 508 



