Field Sports, Vol. 1 of 2: The United States, and the British Provinces of America (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from Field Sports, Vol. 1 of 2: The United States, and the British Provinces of America

For the illustrations, designed by myself from living, or stuffed Specimens, I am greatly indebted to Mr. Bell, the eminent taxidermist and naturalist, who kindly laid Open his cabinet for my use and I will only add my acknowledgment to Mr. Read.

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Excerpt from Field Sports, Vol. 1 of 2: The United States, and the British Provinces of America

I have little to say in the Preface to the eighth edition of the following work on Field Sports, first issued in 1849; my reasons for producing it, at this moment, will be found in the body of the book itself; but, once for all, it appeared to me that such a work was needed, at this juncture, and that its publication might possibly tend, in some small degree, to avert the impending doom which seems to have gone forth from the democracy of the land against game of all sorts.

No one abler, or elder, seemed willing to stand forth; so "with all my imperfections on my head," I have ventured myself as the champion of American Sport and Sportsmanship; and - "what is writ is writ, would it were worthier!"

I have here, especially and before aught else, to express my obligations for what I have borrowed - the generic distinctions namely, and descriptions of the form, measurement, and plumage, of all the winged game of the Continent - from those distinguished ornithologists and good sportsmen, Mr. Audubon and Mr. Giraud, to whose "Birds of America," and "Birds of Long Island," I am greatly indebted.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.