Practical Wildfowling. By Henry Sharp. (L. 17pcott Gill.)— This is
a technical book describing the implements of various kinds which the sportsman needs for what may be called generally "duck-shooting," wild ducks, including teal, widgeon, &c., being the chief objects of pursuit. Guns, of course, come first in order, and the briefest consideration of what has been done in the development of the gun, shows how different the state of things is now to what it was when Colonel Hawker wrote. After the gun comes ammunition. After this again the punt and its gear. Finally, we have the decoy, with hints on dress, and on the doge that will be found most serviceable. The second section deals with the various kinds of birds that are included in "wild fowl," from the swan down to the curlew. Lovers of dogs will be in- terested to hear that Mr. Sharp thinks that the many duties required of a wild-fowl shooter's dog will be best discharged by a poodle. He is staunch, faithful, and clever in the highest degree.
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