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KING, Major W. Ross. The Sportsman and Naturalist In Canada, Or, Notes On The Natural History of the Game, Game Birds, and Fish of That Country. Illustrated with Color Plates and Woodcuts. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1866. First edition. 4to., contemporary half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine label, (xviii), 334pp. With 5 plates in color and numerous woodcuts. A fine copy.
Chapter one deals with bear, wolf, fox, wolverine, and otter; chapter two with hare, rabbit, lynx, beaver, squirrel; chapter three deals with moose and elk; chapter four with caribou; chapter five deals with forest birds; chapter six deals with pigeons, wild turkey, grouse, quail; chapter seven with woodcock, snipe and curlew; chapter eight deals with other kinds of wildfowl; the last three chapters pp.245-326 deals with fish.