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country. Amongst these I should certainly not 

 include Soemerring's or the Monaul. Both are 

 very low flyers of the * skimming ' order, and 

 could only be regarded as ' sporting ' where they 

 afford the difficult shots they present in their own 

 native hills. 



The Monauls did not do well with us, and though 

 some of the adults lived a long time, they did not 

 rear their young, and died out. 



The Soemerring Pheasant is an expensive bird, 

 and is not imported in large numbers. We have 

 very few ; they have bred with us, but have not 

 increased. 



The Lineated and Kalij Pheasants do not in- 

 crease much, but have done well on the whole. 



The Elliot's Pheasant breeds and maintains 

 itself, but, like Soemerring's, is no use from the 

 sporting point of view. 



We have not tried Hagenbeck's Pheasant or the 

 Formosan. 



We have had the following pheasants at 

 Woburn : — 



This should serve to set the matter be- 

 yond doubt; and finally dispose of any 

 pretensions advanced for aviary pheasants 



