The fowler. Containing rules for taking every species of land and water fowl; whether by Fowling Piece, Net, Engine, or otherwise. Such as, Woodcocks, Felfares, Pigeons, Magpies, Morepoots, Snipes, Gleads, Crows, Rooks, Herns, Partridges, Pheasants, Rails, and Quails. With an account of their seasons; Descriptions of their Haunts; and Methods for making Limes, Limed Twigs, Springes, Baits, &c. for taking them. Likewise, instructions for the choice and training of the dogs for fowling; Remedies for their Diseases, &c. &c. Also, A Concise Essay on Song Birds, viz. The Nightingale; Canary Bird; Black Bird, Wood Lark, Linnet, Chaffinch, Robin, Starling, Tit Lark, Bull Finch, Thrush, Sky Lark, Redstart, Wren, Green Finch, Gold Finch, Hedge Sparrow. Clearly Describing Their Seasons, and Nests; with the best Modes for Taking and Preserving them in Health and good Song. By Nicholas Coxe, Esq; Author of the Huntsman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cox, Nicholas, active 1673-1721.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Standardized Title:

Gentleman's recreation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fowling--Early works to 1800.

Fowling.

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages,76 pages, 4 unnumbered pages ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Dixwell, No. 148, St. Martin's Lane, Charing Cross, [1780?]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

An extract from 'The gentleman's recreation'.

With four pages of advertisements.

Price from imprint: price One Shilling and Sixpence.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T72106.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.