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Page 284
... birds ; but among hundreds of woodmen who have cut down trees of all sorts , and at all seasons , I have never heard of one instance of these birds being found so immured in winter ; while in the whole of the middle and eastern states ...
... birds ; but among hundreds of woodmen who have cut down trees of all sorts , and at all seasons , I have never heard of one instance of these birds being found so immured in winter ; while in the whole of the middle and eastern states ...
Page 500
... birds , of all kinds , undergoes a remarkable change , every spring and summer ; and those who wish to ascertain this point by dis- section will do well to remember , that in this bird those parts that characterise the male are in ...
... birds , of all kinds , undergoes a remarkable change , every spring and summer ; and those who wish to ascertain this point by dis- section will do well to remember , that in this bird those parts that characterise the male are in ...
Page 501
... birds ; for almost every stall is or- namented with strings of Reed - birds . This sport , however , is considered inferior to rail - shooting , which is carried on at the same season and places with equal slaughter . Of this as well as ...
... birds ; for almost every stall is or- namented with strings of Reed - birds . This sport , however , is considered inferior to rail - shooting , which is carried on at the same season and places with equal slaughter . Of this as well as ...
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