1897 A History of Fowling: Being an Account of the Many Curious Devices by Which Wild Birds Are or Have Been Captured in Different Parts of the World

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, four plates, and numerous in-text engravings. Collated complete. A detailed study into the various techniques of fowling, or capturing wild birds, from across the world. With chapters devoted to different birds, including ravens and jays, tits and piptits, parrots, woodpeckers and kingfishers, and even eagles. Includes a historical commentary on the development of these methods from snares and lore to netting and trapping. Written by Reverend Hugh Alexander Macpherson, a British ornithologist and clergyman.