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Bird-Life of the Borders:

RECORDS OF

WILD SPORT AND NATURAL HISTORY ON MOORLAND AND SEA.

BY

ABEL CHAPMAN.

"At last we have a book on birds in their haunts by a writer who is thoroughly master of his subject—one who has plenty to say, and who also knows how to place his experiences vividly before the reader. The portions devoted to the Cheviots and the moorlands recall the scent of the heather, while the narrative of adventures by day and by night in a gunning punt along the 'slakes' off Holy Island is pervaded by the keen salt breezes from the North Sea. In addition to his powers of description, Mr. Chapman is possessed of considerable abilities as a draughtsman, and although, through modesty, the fact is not mentioned on the title-page, this work contains numerous illustrations from his own pen-and-ink sketches, some of them being really admirable for breadth and boldness of execution.... As regards the second part, which treats of wild-fowling with the stancheon-gun, we can only say that nothing like it has appeared since the publication of Colonel Hawker's classic work. The haunts and habits of wild-fowl by day and night have never before been so clearly pointed out in any work with which we are acquainted."—Athenæum.

"One of the pleasantest books conceivable ..., it illustrates the valuable results of many years' observation, sometimes in the way of jottings from note-books, sometimes in descriptive sketches that are the most stirring and animated of pictures. Mr. Chapman is a naturalist of Gilbert White's school in the keenness and accuracy of his perceptions. He sees things for himself and takes nothing upon trust. Every lover of a country life will delight in his vivid sketches.... The author's enthusiasm is something irresistible. Even the drawbacks of that 'waiting game,' wild-fowling appear as of no weight when estimating the glories of the sport as set forth in the admirable chapters on 'Wild-Fowl of the North-East Coast,' 'Midnight on the Oozes,' 'Wild-Fowl and the Weather,' and so forth. Mr. Chapman illustrates his book with pen-and-ink drawings, chiefly of wild-fowl, which are excellent for the most part, and excellently reproduced."—Saturday Review.

"The ardour for sport is tempered in the author's case by a steady habit of observation, backed by careful note-taking and reflection, and widened by experiences in other lands; and the result is such an accurate record of the habits and movements of living birds in a single district, and at all seasons of the year, as is hardly to be found in any other volume of the same modest size and pretensions.... When the Southern reader lays down this book he feels quite at home among the curlew, the golden plover, and the grouse on the moors; he feels that he has done the next best thing to a personal endeavour to get a sight of those long lines of wild-geese on the bleak Northumbrian coast."—Spectator.

"Among the classics of local Natural History."—Scotsman.

"His pages bristle with curiously minute and interesting facts concerning 'our feathered friends.'"—Leeds Mercury.

"Reads with the freshness of romance."—Glasgow Herald.

"Every page is original, breezy, and fresh, and calculated to arouse the longings of the sportsman, naturalist, and artist."—Newcastle Courant.

"One of the best books we have ever come across on bird-life, not only of the borders, but of the United Kingdom."—Western Daily Press (Bristol).

"A charming book, of which no true naturalist or sportsman will quickly tire."—Guardian.

"Will enchant all who are fond of birds. Sympathy with all living creatures, careful observation with cautious deductions, and strong love for the bleak moors and wild scenery of the Cheviots—such are the characteristics of this most interesting book.... The illustrations add a great charm to a book redolent of wild life and careful observation."—Academy.

"Abounds in subjects of interest; the scientist will not be disgraced and the lover of sport and outdoor adventure will be more than pleased.... The illustrations are in every sense an additional charm.... No book we ever read so amply fulfilled the promise of its title."—Kelso Mail.

"We predict for it the success to which its originality and charm, no less than its scientific value, eminently entitle it."—Northern Whig (Belfast).

"Transports us to the borderland of England and Scotland, as well as to that of sport and science, and contrives to give us pictures of Arctic Northumberland which are appallingly glacial, with episodes of bird-life on moor or marsh which are astonishingly wild for the British Islands.... Writes of them all with the picturesque vigour that comes of thorough knowledge and deep affection."—Pall Mall Gazette.

"It is doubtful if the birds themselves, if they could read such books, would not count it folly to wish that their masters were more wise than they are in the ways of wild-fowl, seeing that such knowledge must be gathered mainly with the fowling-piece and the stancheon-gun. They might deem the apathy of King Log preferable to the flattering attentions of King Stork. Books of Sport and natural history are written, however, for sportsmen and naturalists and not for birds. Mr. Chapman's volume is one of the best of its kind. It has blemishes, as every work that has vigour and originality about it must have. But it is full of keen and intelligent observation.... Exhilarating and delightful."—Scots Observer.

"Many years of wandering on the hills, moors, and mosses of the Border-land, and of wild-fowl shooting on the bleak and exposed north-east coast, have given the author ample opportunity, and he has evidently made use of his chances, the result being these pleasant and original chapters, written in the best style, and the perusal of which must be delightful to every true lover of nature."—The Naturalist.

"This is an admirable book of its kind ... full of interest to devotees of the gun and rod."—Nature.

"For attitudes of wild-geese we have seen nothing better than the illustrations to Mr. Abel Chapman's 'Bird-life of the Borders.'"—The Field.

"Although reviewers may play for safety when they are not sure of their subject as regards an indifferent book, they show a wonderfully quick appreciation for one that is thoroughly good. The present volume is a case in point, for the author is at once a true sportsman and a naturalist, as well as an artist of no mean ability, and from all sides comes the chorus of praise."—Annals and Magazine of Natural History.

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