Florida and the Game Water Birds

About this eBook

Author

Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell, 1829-1906

Title

Florida and the Game Water-Birds of the Atlantic Coast and the Lakes of the United States With a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns

Credits

Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

F296: United States local history: Gulf States. West Florida

Subject

Shotguns

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 55190

Release Date

July 24, 2017

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.FLORIDA AND THE GAME WATER-BIRDS
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.PART I. F L O R I D A.
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.F L O R I D A. — CHAPTER I. THE INLAND PASSAGE. — CHAPTER II. IN FLORIDA. — CHAPTER III. CURRITUCK MARSHES.
6. 6.PART II. GAME WATER BIRDS. — CHAPTER I. GAME AND ITS PROTECTION. — CHAPTER II. GUNNERY—MUZZLE-LOADERS AND BREECH-LOADERS. — CHAPTER III. BAY-SNIPE SHOOTING. — CHAPTER IV. THE JERSEY COAST. “ A Girl from New Jersey. ” — CHAPTER V. BAY-BIRDS. — Plovers. — Black-breast . — American Golden Plover. — Beach-bird. — Kildeer. — Sanderling. — Turnstone. — Brant-bird. — Sandpiper. — Robin-Snipe. — Upland Plover. — Red-backed Sandpiper. — Long-legged Sandpiper. — Ring-neck. — Krieker. — Ox-Eye. — Ox-Eye. — Tatler. — Willet. — Yelper. — Yellow-Legs. — Godwit. — Marlin. — Ring-Tailed Marlin. — Snipe. — Dowitcher. — Curlew. — Jack Curlew. — Sickle-bill Curlew. — Fute. — CHAPTER VI. MONTAUK POINT. — CHAPTER VII. RAIL SHOOTING. — CHAPTER VIII. WILD-FOWL SHOOTING. — CHAPTER IX. DUCK-SHOOTING ON THE INLAND LAKES. — CHAPTER X. SUGGESTIONS TO SPORTSMEN. — CHAPTER XI. DIRECTIONS FOR BUILDING A BATTERY.
7. 7.APPENDIX. — The Goose. — The Wild Goose. — The Brant. — The Swan. — The White Swan. — Fresh-water Ducks. — Mallard. — Black Duck. — Gadwall. — Widgeon. — Pintail. — Wood-duck. — Green-winged Teal. — Blue-winged Teal. — Spoonbill. — Sea-Duck. — Canvas-back. — Red-Head. — Broad-Bill. — Whistler. — Dipper. — Old Wife. — Merganser. — Shell-Drake.

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