The field book : or, Sports and pastimes of the United kingdom ; compiled from the best authorities, ancient and modern (1833)
Maxwell, W. H. (William Hamilton), 1792-1850 · London : E. Wilson · leaf 412
ound shape,and its walk is heavy, ungraceful, and wad-dling; but when on the wing they fly withgreater rapidity than the mallard, and in flocks Pock. s. A pustule raised by the small pox. Pod, s. The capsule of legumes, the case of seeds. Point, s. The sharp end of any instrument; a string with a… … The Spanish Pointer. (Canis Avi-cularis, variety a, Linn.)—This dog, as hisname implies, is a native of the Peninsula,and was introduced into this country at a veryearly period. Great attention was paid bysportsmen for a long series of years to pre-serve, in purity, this important breed ; butlately…
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