ON THE WING. 



A BOOK FOR YOUNG SPORTSMEN. 



By JOHN BUMSTEAD. 



Richly Illustrated. . . One Vol. 16mo. $2.50. 



This book, prepared by one of the most experienced sportsmen of 

 New England, treats of all the principal subjects that engage the at- 

 tention of a sportsman ; and the author's ideas respecting the ele- 

 mentary matters connected with the use of the gun are not only 

 practicable, but they are imbued with much common sense. The 

 book is eminently a practical one. It contains much valuable 

 information respecting the various styles of weapons now in use, — 

 how they are made, and what constitutes the superiority of one 

 weapon over another. 



The author's long experience has enabled him to gather much that 

 is necessary for every sportsman to know, respecting the habits and 

 haunts of the many varieties of game-birds found in our Northern 

 States, — the Woodcock, the Quail, and the Partridge, as well as the 

 game-birds and water-fowl of New England. The observations of the 

 author, however, apply to sporting everywhere, as, to use words of 

 the Preface, " to be a good shot in New England is to be one the 

 world over." 



The volume is fully and appropriately illustrated. 



