The universal directory for taking alive and destroying rats
by Robert Smith
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- THE UNIVERSAL DIRECTORY FOR TAKING ALIVE AND DESTROYING RATS, AND ALL OTHER KINDS OF FOUR-FOOTED AND WINGED VERMIN, IN A METHOD HITHERTO UNATTEMPTED: Calculated for the Use of the Gentleman, the Farmer, and the Warrener;
- CONTENTS.
- INTRODUCTION.
- THE FOX.
- THE OTTER.
- THE BADGER.
- THE SHEEP-KILLING DOG.
- THE HOUSE CAT, TURNED WILD.
- THE MARTEN CAT.
- THE POLECAT.
- THE STOAT.
- THE WEASEL.
- THE FERRET.
- THE HEDGEHOG.
- THE NORWAY RAT.
- The Recipe how to make the Food or Feed.
- THE BLACK RAT.
- THE WATER RAT.
- THE SQUIRREL.
- THE MOLE.
- THE HOUSE-MOUSE.
- THE FIELD MOUSE.
- THE RED SHREW-MOUSE.
- THE BLACK SHREW-MOUSE.
- THE GRASS MOUSE.
- THE DORMOUSE.
- THE BAT.
- THE LARGE BLACK EAGLE BUZZARD.
- THE GREY BOB-TAILED BUZZARD, OR PUTTOCK.
- THE LARGE FORKED TAIL KITE.
- THE LARGE BLUE SHERARD KITE.
- THE BLUE SHERARD HAWK.
- THE LARGE BROWN, WHITE ARSE, RING-TAILED HAWK,
- THE SMALL RING-TAILED HAWK
- THE SMALL SPARROW HAWK.
- THE SMALL BLACK-HEADED SPARROW-HAWK.
- THE WIND-HOVER HAWK.
- THE BROWN WOOD-OWL.
- THE LIGHT COLOURED BARN, OR, SCREECH OWL.
- THE HORNED OWL
- THE FERN OWL, OR NIGHT JAR.
- THE RAVEN.
- THE CARRION CROW.
- THE MAGPYE.
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