Wild Spain

About this eBook

Author

Buck, Walter John, 1843-1917

Title

Wild Spain (España agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration

Credits

Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

Language

English

LoC Class

SK: Agriculture: Hunting sports

Subject

Game and game-birds -- Spain

Category

Text

eBook-No.

38201

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38201

Release Date

December 3, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.WILD SPAIN
2. 2.PREFACE. — WILD SPAIN. (ESPAÑA AGRESTE.)
3. 3.CHAPTER I. — LIFE IN THE SIERRAS. — A Night at a Posada.
4. 4.CHAPTER II. A BOAR-HUNT IN THE SIERRA.
5. 5.CHAPTER III. THE GREAT BUSTARD.
6. 6.CHAPTER IV. BIG DAYS WITH BUSTARD. — I.— Jedilla. — II.— Santo Domingo. An Idyl.
7. 7.CHAPTER V. TAUROMACHIA, The Fighting Bull of Spain .
8. 8.CHAPTER VI. THE BÆTICAN WILDERNESS. SPRING-NOTES OF BIRD-LIFE, NATURAL HISTORY, AND EXPLORATION IN THE MARISMA. — Part I.—April.
9. 9.CHAPTER VII. THE BÆTICAN WILDERNESS. SPRING NOTES OF BIRD-LIFE AND NATURAL HISTORY IN THE MARISMA. — Part II.—May.
10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. WILD CAMELS IN EUROPE.
11. 11.CHAPTER IX. AMONG THE FLAMINGOES. NOTES ON THEIR HAUNTS AND HABITS, AND THE DISCOVERY OF THEIR "INCUNABULA."
12. 12.CHAPTER X. BRIGANDAGE IN SPAIN. SKETCHES OF TWO ROBBER-TYPES. — I.—Vizco El Borje. — II.—Agua-Dulce.
13. 13.CHAPTER XI. THE SPANISH IBEX.
14. 14.CHAPTER XII. IBEX-SHOOTING IN SPAIN. — I.—Sierra de Gredos (Old Castile). — II.—Riscos de Valderejo.
15. 15.CHAPTER XIII. IBEX-SHOOTING IN SPAIN—( Continued ). — III.—Sierra Bermeja (Mediterranean). — IV.— Nevada and the Alpujarras—Ten Days in a Snow-cave.
16. 16.CHAPTER XIV. TROUT AND TROUTING IN SPAIN. — Santandér (Provincia).
17. 17.CHAPTER XV. TROUTING IN THE ASTURIAS AND IN LEON.
18. 18.CHAPTER XVI. EXPERIENCES WITH EAGLES. — I.—Forest and Plain.
19. 19.CHAPTER XVII. FURTHER EXPERIENCES WITH EAGLES AND VULTURES. — II.— Chiefly relating to the Sierra.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVIII. ON SPANISH AGRICULTURE. — I.—Cereals, Green Crops, etc.
21. 21.CHAPTER XIX. ON SPANISH AGRICULTURE—( Continued ). — The Olive. — Horse-Breeding and Live Stock. — Supplement.
22. 22.CHAPTER XX. BIRD-LIFE OF THE SPANISH SPRING-TIME. — I.—The Pinales, or Pine Region.
23. 23.CHAPTER XXI. BIRD-LIFE OF THE SPANISH SPRING-TIME. — II.—The Cistus-Plains and Prairies.
24. 24.CHAPTER XXII. BIRD-LIFE OF THE SPANISH SPRING-TIME. — III.— By Lake and Lagoon.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXIII. THE SPANISH GYPSY.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXIV. THE SPANISH GYPSY OF TO-DAY.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXV. IN SEARCH OF THE LAMMERGEYER.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXVI. THE HOME OF THE LAMMERGEYER.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXVII. RAMON AND THE TWO BIG RAMS.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXVIII. THE IBEX-HUNTER'S BETROTHAL.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXIX. ON VITICULTURE IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
32. 32.CHAPTER XXX. SOME FURTHER NOTES ON THE GREAT BUSTARD.
33. 33.CHAPTER XXXI. THE LITTLE BUSTARD. ( Otis tetrax. )
34. 34.CHAPTER XXXII. A WINTER CAMPAIGN IN DOÑANA. (NOVEMBER.)
35. 35.CHAPTER XXXIII. WILDFOWLING IN THE WILDERNESS. — I.—A Wet Winter: A Record of Difficulties and Disappointments.
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXIV. WILDFOWLING IN THE WILDERNESS. — II.— A Dry Season (Flight-Shooting). — An Arctic Winter in Southern Spain.
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXV. THE STANCHION-GUN IN SPAIN.
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXVI. DEER-DRIVING IN THE PINE FORESTS.
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXVII. WINTER IN THE MARSHES. — Snipe-shooting. Spanish, Agachona , agachadiza . Portuguese, Narceja . — The Crane. Spanish, Grulla . — The Demoiselle Crane. ( Grus virgo. ) — White Stork. Spanish, Cigueña . — Black Stork. Spanish, Cigueña negra . — Bittern. Spanish, Ave-toro, garza-mochuelo . — Rails, Crakes, etc. — Geese and Ducks. — Wild Swans. Spanish, Cisne . — August in the Marshes.
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVIII. DEER-STALKING AND "STILL-HUNTING"
41. 41.APPENDIX. — PART I. THE LARGE GAME OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL, WITH NOTES ON OTHER SPANISH MAMMALIA. — Red Deer ( Cervus elaphus ). Spanish: Ciervo , Venado . — Fallow Deer ( Cervus dama ). In Spanish: Gamo , Paleto . — The Roebuck in Spain. ( Cervus capreolus .) — The Spanish Ibex ( Capra hispanica ). — Chamois ( Antilope rupicapra ). Spanish: Rebeco , Sario . — Bear ( Ursus arctos ). Spanish: Oso . — Wild Boar ( Sus scrofa ). Spanish: Javato , Javali . — Wolf ( Canis lupus ). Spanish: Lobo . — Fox ( Canis vulpes—var., melanogaster ). Spanish: Zorro . — Spanish Lynx ( Felis pardina ). Spanish: Gato cierval , Lince . — Wild-Cat ( Felis catus ). Spanish: Gato montés , Gato castellano , or romano . — Genet ( Viverra genetta ). Spanish: Gineta . — Marten ( Mustela foina ). Spanish: Foina , Garduño . — Polecat ( Mustela putorius )—" Turón. ." Otter ( Lutra vulgaris )—" Nutra ," or " Nutria ." Badger ( Meles taxus )—" Tejón. " — Weasel ( Mustela vulgaris ). Spanish: Comadreja , Rojizo . — Mongoose ( Herpestes widdringtoni ). Spanish: Melón . — PART II. SPRING-MIGRANTS TO SPAIN. WITH DATES OF ARRIVAL, Etc. , IN ANDALUCIA. — PART III. — SPRING-NOTES IN NAVARRE. BY ALFRED CRAWHALL CHAPMAN. — SUPPLEMENTAL NOTES ON BIRDS. (SOUTHERN SPAIN.)
42. 42.GLOSSARY.
43. 43.INDEX.

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