INDEX 



ACORNS, 234, 235 

 August, 159 



BADGER, 121, 122, 254, 255 

 Barren birds, 162 

 Beaters, 41, 233, 275 ; compensa- 

 tion for wounded, 244 

 Birds, at mating-time, 60 

 Blackbirds, 123 

 Broody hens, 73 

 Bullfinches, 122, 123 



CATS, 29, 30, 96, 123, 133, 263, 264 



Cattle, in woods, 112, 113 



Chalk-pits, 255, 256 



Christmas shooting, 294, 295 



Clues, 161 



Cornfields, inhabitants of, 163; 



sport in, 167 



Covert-shooting, 262, 263, 271 

 Crows, 49 

 Cubbing, 181, 182 

 Cubs, 8, 9, 59, 149, 150, 151, 178, 



190, 191, 286 

 Cub-snatching, 89, 90 



DOG-DEALING, 199 



Dogs, for ratting, 98 ; poachers', 



16,17 



Dog-washing, 153 

 Dormice, 208, 230 

 Doves, 156, 157 

 Duck, 159 



305 



FEAR and flight, 46, 47 



Feathers, 130 



Ferrets, 95 



Fieldfares, 37 



Foxes, 8, 9, 60, 149, 245, 248; 

 and pheasants, 124, 246 ; and 

 ferrets, 256 ; and rabbits, 45 ; 

 and snares, 245, 247 ; how to 

 keep from nests, 153 ; in corn, 

 167 ; on shooting days, 268, 

 269 ; trapping, 23, 24 ; turned 

 down, 119 



Foxgloves, for dog-washing, 155 



Fur, changes of colour, 25, 26 



GAME, and motors, 125 ; and wire, 

 135, 136 ; and water, 142 



Gamekeeper, 6, 11, 17, 26, 30, 41, 

 81, 82, 103, 131, 132, 141, 144, 

 208, 227, 228, 287, 289, 290-292, 

 297-304; and marriage, 13, 14; 

 and new berth, 14 ; appearance 

 of , 210 ; as advertiser, 14 ; as 

 chorister, 103 ; as cook, 6, 116, 

 117 ; as dog-dealer, 199 ; as gar- 

 dener, 6, 9-11 ; cottage and pets 

 of, 3, 4 ; dress of, 104, 300 ; 

 dinner of, 7 ; ethics of, 5 ; larder 

 of, 5-7 ; holidays of, 12, 13, 209- 

 211 ; in North and South, 15 ; 

 position, wages, privileges, and 

 perquisites of, 1-3 



Gipsies, 215 



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