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PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.

vexed the minds of owners of Highland estates, sportsmen, and others.

It is gratifying to me to find that the book answers the purpose for which it has been written, that the Press has reviewed it in highly complimentary terms, and that many well-known sportsmen, naturalists, and keepers have expressed their opinions that I have dealt with the subject in a practical and comprehensive manner.

D. G. F. M.


Lymington House,

Brighton, 1883.