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haulm and trefoil-grass are to be g-iveii thorn for food, and water to drink, which must be 

 placed so that thej'- cannot overturn the pitcher, for they suffer very much if they get wet 

 when the)' are young. Dry sand and mould they never should be without : when they 

 get larger, and cabbage-leaves, strawberries, cranberries, and blueberries are to be had, 

 the}' are fond of such food ; when they are full-grown, they eat barley and wheat ; and 

 in winter they should get young shoots of pine and birch-buds. I have seen many 

 people who thought that they treated J'oung birds well by giving them juniper-berries ; 

 but they never resort to this kind of food but in case of necessity." 



According to Mr. Kilsson, " when the capercali is reared from the time of being a 

 chicken, he frequently becomes as tame as a domestic fowl, and niny be safely left by 

 himself. He, however, seldom loses his natural boldness ; and, like the turkey-cock, will 

 often fly at and peck people. lie never becomes so tame and familiar as the black-cock. 



" Even in his wild state, the capercali frequently forgets his inherent shyness, and will 

 attack people when approaching his place of resort. Mr. Adlerberg mentions such an 

 occurrence. During a number of ^-ears, an old capei'cali-cock had been in the habit of 

 frequenting the estate of Yilling-e at Wermdo, who, as often as he heard the voice of 

 people in the adjoining wood, had the boldness to station himself on the ground, and 

 during a continual flapping of his wings, pecked at the legs and feet of those that 

 disturbed his domain. 



" Mr. Brehm, also, mentions a 4jjipercali-cock that frequented a wood a mile distant 

 from Renthendorf, in which was a path or roadway. This bird, so soon as it per- 

 ceived any person approach, would fly towards him, peck at his legs, and rap him 

 with its wings, and was with diSicnlty driven awaj-. A huntsman succeeded in taking 

 this bird, and carried it to a place two miles (about fourteen English) distant; but 

 on the following day the capercali resumed its usual haunt. Another person afterwards 

 caught him, with a view of carrying him to the OAver Jiigmiistare. At first the bird 

 remained quiet, but he soon begaii to tear and peck at the man so effectually, that the 

 latter was compelled to restore him to liberty. However, after a lapse of a few months, 

 this bird totally disappeared, probably having fallen into the hands of a less timid bird- 

 catcher." 



