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Pekin Rol)iiis. Crimson Finciies. Napoleon. Speke's and Rufus- 

 Necked Weavers ; ( ireen-wini^ed, Red-Ground, European, 

 Vinaceous, Barbary, and Turtle Doves; Sky-larks, Missel 

 Thrushes, several very fine Himalayan Siskin x Canary Hybrids, 

 a solitary Malabar Mynah and a pair of Common Pheasants 

 (F. colchiciis) . The Pheasantry contained a cock Gold 

 Pheasant mated to a hen colchicus. and a pair of the latter. 



A path round the large aviary gives a view from any 

 point. A herbaceous border in front of this aviary, with 

 climbing' roses covering" the standards gives a very pleasing 

 effect, viewed from the lawn. 



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Scandinavian Game Birds. 



ACCLIMATIZATION EXPERIMENTS. 



Reprinted from " The Times,'' with our thanks to Editor and Author — cutting 

 per Rev. G. H. Raynor, J/..-1.— Editor. B.N. 



■■ Tliruug'liout rural Sweden and Norway large numbers of capercailzie 

 and blackganie are annually taken by means of snares and traps of various 

 kinds. 



These birds are intended generally for food purposes, and no regard '■% 

 had to the manner in which they are captured, it being a matter of indifference 

 to the " Eangstmand " whether they are alive or dead, injured or not, when 

 he secures them. But one day some well-known local merchant or farmer 

 receives an intimation from one of his correspondents in South Sweden 

 that live birds in good condition would be acceptable. This information 

 is promptly circulated throughout the district, and a reformation in the type 

 of instruments of cajsture at once takes place ; instead, moreover, of being 

 left unvisited for days together, the traps are inspected at frequent intervals. 

 The value of a live bird is at least three times as great as that of a dead one. 

 So well adapted for the purpose are the traps used in some of the Swedish 

 forests that a bird when caught is not only absolutely unhurt, but the space 

 in which it finds itself confined has been so accurately determined that it 

 cannot struggle to the endangerment of its wings or legs, or even injure 

 its plumage. I have several times seen capercailzie, caught in these con- 

 trivances, removed by the expert hands of a native hunter; they seemed to 

 be temporarily stunned by the misfortune that had befallen them, and made 

 no resistance to speak of. 



