PHEASANTS IN COVERT AND AVIARY 



not to exist in a stock of well-kept poultry, and here is 

 just where the difficulty comes in, of ascertaining whether 

 common fowls are really well kept, as the author's experience 

 teaches him that the poultry -houses on many farms are kept 

 in a disgusting and filthy condition, being totally unfitted 

 for the well-being of the occupants. 



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