Natural history and sport in Moray
St. John, Charles, 1809-18561882
Books, Manuscripts
Find it!
Total copies: 2
Main title:
Natural history and sport in Moray / Charles St.John
Author:
St. John, Charles, 1809-1856, author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : David Douglas, 1882.
Collation:
xlvii, 323 pages, 46 leaves of plates : illustrations (black and white), frontispiece ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Frontispiece is of St John's residence, South College, Elgin.Title vignette is of geese flying.Includes index.
Contents:
Partial contents: The wood-pigeon -- Titmouse -- Little auk -- Courage of weasel partridges in winter -- Purple Sandpiper -- Golden eye -- feet of ducks -- Ears and feathers of owls -- Activity and cunning of roebuck -- Swimming of different water-birds -- Wild and tame swans -- Feeding of woodock and snipe -- The Siskin breds in Morayshire -- Sparrow hawk -- Courage of peregrine falcon -- Nest of osprey -- Fly-fishing -- Trout and salmon fishing -- Haddock fishing -- How to get at wild-fowl -- Training of hawks -- Swans arriving -- Hares on their seats -- Snake and frog
ISBN:
X500042559 (Hbk)
Local class:
914.122
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2089187
Bookmark link:
More Information:
Find it!
Total copies: 2