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THE new edition of Mr. Fallon's useful little hand-book of practical wildfowling has been brought up to date, and a considerable amount of new matter and many new illustrations have been added. Thoroughly to enjoy his sport the wildfowler must be a good field naturalist, and this little work aims, inter alia, at making easy the identification of those species of birds he is most likely to meet with. The enjoyment of wildfowling lies not only in killing, but in seeking to kill by pitting one's endeavours and skill against the cunning and wariness of the fowl. Unlike pheasants and partridges, they cannot be brought over the guns. Herein lies the essence of the sport, and hence the absolute necessity of understanding the life-habits and peculiarities of the various kinds of wildfowl.
Practical Wildfowling. A Complete Guide to the Art of the Fowler, with Descriptions of the Various Birds usually met with.
By W. J. Fallon. Second edition, revised and greatly enlarged. Pp. 248; illustrated. (London: L. Upcott Gill; New York: Chas. Scribner's Sons, 1907.) Price 6s.
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APLIN, O. Practical Wildfowling A Complete Guide to the Art of the Fowler, with Descriptions of the Various Birds usually met with . Nature 76, 30 (1907). https://doi.org/10.1038/076030a0
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