Game-Birds of the Coasts and Lakes of the Northern States of America

About this eBook

Author

Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell, 1829-1906

Title

The Game-Birds of the Coasts and Lakes of the Northern States of America A full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, with a comparison of the merits of breech-loaders and muzzle-loaders

Credits

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

Language

English

LoC Class

SK: Agriculture: Hunting sports

Subject

Hunting -- North America

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 55478

Release Date

September 2, 2017

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE GAME-BIRDS OF THE COASTS AND LAKES OF THE NORTHERN STATES OF AMERICA.
2. 2.CONTENTS. — THE GAME BIRDS OF THE NORTH.
3. 3.CHAPTER I. GAME AND ITS PROTECTION.
4. 4.CHAPTER II. GUNNERY—MUZZLE-LOADERS AND BREECH-LOADERS. — TABLES OF THE FIELD TRIAL. — TABLES OF THE FIELD TRIAL.
5. 5.CHAPTER III. BAY-SNIPE SHOOTING.
6. 6.CHAPTER IV. THE JERSEY COAST. “ A Girl from New Jersey. ”
7. 7.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-Billed Curlew.
8. 8.CHAPTER VI. MONTAUK POINT.
9. 9.CHAPTER VII. RAIL SHOOTING.
10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. WILD-FOWL SHOOTING.
11. 11.CHAPTER IX. DUCK-SHOOTING ON THE INLAND LAKES.
12. 12.CHAPTER X. SUGGESTIONS TO SPORTSMEN.
13. 13.CHAPTER XI. TRAP-SHOOTING.
14. 14.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.
15. 15.RULES FOR TRAP-SHOOTING OF THE NEW YORK SPORTSMEN’S ASSOCIATION.
16. 16.INDEX.

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