The Ornithology of Shakespeare / Critically examined, explained and illustrated

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James Edmund Harting

PREFACE.

CONTENTS.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

Deer-shooting INTRODUCTION.

Goshawk and Hare CHAPTER I. THE EAGLE AND THE LARGER BIRDS OF PREY.

Falcon and Wild Duck CHAPTER II. HAWKS AND HAWKING.

Owl Mobbed by Small Birds CHAPTER III. THE OWL AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS.

Rooks and Magpies CHAPTER IV. THE CROWS AND THEIR RELATIONS.

Blackbird, Thrush, Nightingale, and Wren CHAPTER V. THE BIRDS OF SONG.

Turkey, Peacock, and Pigeon CHAPTER VI. THE BIRDS UNDER DOMESTICATION.

Pheasant and Partridges CHAPTER VII. THE GAME-BIRDS AND "QUARRY" FLOWN AT BY FALCONERS.

Wild-Fowl Alighting CHAPTER VIII. WILD-FOWL AND SEA-FOWL.

Kingfisher and Swallows CHAPTER IX. VARIOUS BIRDS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FOREGOING CHAPTERS.

APPENDIX.

FOOTNOTES.

INDEX.

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THE ORNITHOLOGY OF SHAKESPEARE.
frontispiece
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
From the Chandos Portrait

THE
ORNITHOLOGY
OF
SHAKESPEARE.

CRITICALLY EXAMINED, EXPLAINED, AND ILLUSTRATED.
BY
JAMES EDMUND HARTING, F.L.S., F.Z.S.,
MEMBER OF THE BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS’ UNION,
AUTHOR OF “THE BIRDS OF MIDDLESEX,”
ETC., ETC.
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LONDON:
JOHN VAN VOORST, PATERNOSTER ROW.
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