The Wild-fowler: A Treatise on Ancient and Modern Wild-fowling, Historical and Practical |
Contents
PAGE 25 EGYPTIAN FOWLING Ancient Egyptianstheir | 7 |
PAGE 390 METHOD OF CATCHING WILDGEESE | 10 |
PAGE 30 THE HISTORY OF DECOYSearliest traces ofinterest | 30 |
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