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BEAVER

Transcribers Note

Each illustration of a beard originally faced the beards description. These have been moved to follow the title of the type of beard.

Footnotes have been moved to the end of the paragraph to which they refer.

Variant spelling and inconsistent hyphenation are retained.

Minor changes have been made to make punctuation consistent.

Cover

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With respectful affection to the illustrious memory of Shagpat , the son of Shimpoor , the son of Shoolpi , the son of Shullum .

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BEAVER

BY

JOHN KETTELWELL

An Alphabet of typical Specimens, together with Notes and a terminal Essay on the Manners and Customs of Beavering Men

LONDON:
T. WERNER LAURIE, LTD.
30, NEW BRIDGE STREET, E.C. 4

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A.
IS AN ADMIRAL-BEAVER.

admiral-beaver

The specimen mounted is typical and the coat is good, harsh and not silky, a common fault in these rough-haired examples.

An Admiral-King-Beaver is unthinkable ... derogation of Gods honour, etc.

Though the sport is deservedly popular in the Service, it is attended by infinite risk should the specimen be of higher rank than the players. K. R. and A. I. contain no definite ruling as to the legality or otherwise of the game, but a Court-Martial would probably trip an unlucky player on conduct to the prejudice, etc.

In civil life (and plain clothes) it is most unusual to be able to score these specimens, hence the different values of Rear-Admirals, Vice-Admirals, etc., is not given, nor those of the various branches of the Service, Executive, Engineer, and the like.

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B.
IS A BALD-KING-BEAVER.

bald-king-beaver

That depicted is a magnificent specimen in full winter-coat.

They are not common, but occur frequentlythe apparent paradox is explained by the fact that they are usually of an extremely retiring nature, and reside by choice in coigns and nooks.

For a specimen such as that mounted game should be claimed and nothing under three points accepted; rather call off the match and communicate with the Association.

In scoring really fine specimens in full winter-coat extra points can, and should be, claimed for purity of tint, bushiness, etc.

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C.
IS A CENTAUR-KING-BEAVER.

centaur-king-beaver

There is no record of a specimen being scored. Probably the last person to do so may have been Jason. The best authorities assume this, adducing as contributory evidence his later, passionate quest of the Golden Fleece. Ourselves we regard it as more likely that Chiron was never scored, Jason being held back by the natural delicacy of one in statu pupillari. In fact, Chiron was, almost certainly, a local double-fault.

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D.
IS A DOUBLE-FAULT.

double-fault

This question is dealt with in the terminal essay.

The specimen is a good one, and no player who is deceived by a growth of this kind need feel the smallest depression. It is the kind of thing that might happen to anyone.

A young specimen, darker than dark brindle, has, I believe, never been scored.

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E.
IS AN ECCLESIASTICAL-KING-BEAVER.

ecclesiastical-king-beaver

Rare in general, there are frequently to be found in Cathedral cities large coveys, not very strong on the wing.

Local rules should be consulted as to the scoring. Fine specimens count at least three points.

I myself, recently, claimed an Ecclesiastical-King, in a country town, and was awarded two games for it; a well-known local rarity of which the place is justly proud.

It was a superb specimen, in good coat, a darkish brindle, and in official robes.

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F.
IS A FRINGED-GEORGIC-BEAVER.

fringed-georgic-beaver

The species is less common than formerly. Some purists refuse to score these Fringed-Georgics on the plea that the upper lip is bare and the chin partially bare and that they are, therefore, double-faults. The general ruling is that as the adornment circumnavigates the face the chin is not bare, the bareness of the upper lip is immaterial and the specimen should be scored; one point in the country, three points in London.

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G.
IS A GALLIC-KING-BEAVER.

galic-king-beaver

The game is almost unplayable in France. Owing to the superabundance of specimens only rarities should be scored.

A report has just been received from Cap DAntibes of a magnificent Wasp-Waisted-King. Game was called. No information was sent (correspondents are deplorably slack) as to colour or coat.

Good players, in France, lay great stress on minute differences in colour and characteristic, i.e., crimped, curled, waved, rat-tail, wuzzy, wild-garden, etc.

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H.
IS A HALF-BEAVER.

half-beaver

These delightful specimens are now, unhappily, becoming very rare.

They are still occasionally scored in the neighbourhood of places of worship and on the seashore.

Some claim increased points in ratio to the length of the upper lip.

The specimen mounted (Stockton-on-Tees, 1919), is a fine one, exhibiting all the marked features of the genus, including a most gratifying labial expanse.

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I.
IS AN IMPERIAL-BEAVER.

imperial-beaver

Not common in England; when scored in this country are almost invariably migrants.

These amusing specimens are, curiously enough, commoner in winter-coat than in ordinary plumage.

There are no tricks about scoring an Imperial. Any specimen with moustache and a growth beneath the lower lip, of which the parent area does not extend to the lower edge of the chin, is an Imperial.

Score three points for a Full-Black; one point for a White.

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J.
IS A JOO BEAVER.

joo beaver

These exotics are fairly common, and local sportsmen can be relied upon to flush a few on short notice, provided that they are allowed to choose the beat.

In many ways curiously attractive, the charm of the species is marred by the frequent lack of neatness of plumage; as a race they incline to landscape-gardening with their hirsuteness.

Carefully note their musical cry of Oy-Yoy ... Oy Yoy. A specimen in full song, when the moon is full, counts game.

Some experts have a very nice scaleby which they scoreof the curvilinear bill. This is a pretty point and a pleasant raffinement, but too subtle for the ordinary week-end player. Of course any unusually fine frontal curve should be claimed and scored as a rarity.

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K.
IS A KILLINGWORTH-BEAVER.

killingworth-beaver

This specimen is mounted for instructional purposes only. Connoisseurs and collectors are, of course, entirely au fait with the deliciousness of this gorgeous creature.

George Killingworth, in the year 1555, was sent to the court of Ivan the Terrible (one of the many monarchs who have, from time to time, taxed Beavers) as the agent of Queen Mary. His beard was five feet two inches in length and it was yellow. He was without doubt the most flawless specimen of a Yellow-King ever seen.

It is considered in the highest degree unlikely that anything approaching this efflorescence will be noted nowadays, hence no score is suggested.

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