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... Better results have been obtained at Sandringham . ' Some fourteen years ago , ' writes Mr. Jackson , the head keeper , ' thirty brace were turned down , and the following year another thirty brace . The experi- ment was not made with a ...
... Better results have been obtained at Sandringham . ' Some fourteen years ago , ' writes Mr. Jackson , the head keeper , ' thirty brace were turned down , and the following year another thirty brace . The experi- ment was not made with a ...
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... better than any other diet . Rabbits are acceptable ; so also is venison , or hill mutton for the matter of that . But it kills a few grouse occasionally . Golden eagles have always been respected on our own ground . I am too pleased to ...
... better than any other diet . Rabbits are acceptable ; so also is venison , or hill mutton for the matter of that . But it kills a few grouse occasionally . Golden eagles have always been respected on our own ground . I am too pleased to ...
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... better judgment , and the preservation of rapacious birds , however desirable from a scientific or philosophical standpoint , possesses some distinct drawbacks for game - preservers . The male hen - harrier is a lovely bird in his ...
... better judgment , and the preservation of rapacious birds , however desirable from a scientific or philosophical standpoint , possesses some distinct drawbacks for game - preservers . The male hen - harrier is a lovely bird in his ...
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... better the flight afforded by her victim , the keener is the falcon's enjoyment of the sport . I am no advocate for exterminating peregrines . On the contrary , I have taken some trouble to afford them protection in the breeding season ...
... better the flight afforded by her victim , the keener is the falcon's enjoyment of the sport . I am no advocate for exterminating peregrines . On the contrary , I have taken some trouble to afford them protection in the breeding season ...
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... better chance of defying the exertions of keepers . Whether the buzzard ever kills grouse , I cannot say . I incline to think that it would readily kill a weakly or ' pricked ' bird ; but I do not think a buzzard cares much about grouse ...
... better chance of defying the exertions of keepers . Whether the buzzard ever kills grouse , I cannot say . I incline to think that it would readily kill a weakly or ' pricked ' bird ; but I do not think a buzzard cares much about grouse ...
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The Grouse: Natural History, by H. A. Macpherson Hugh Alexander Macpherson Visualização integral - 1894 |
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