MANAGING A THOOP OF PLUCKING BIRDS. 73 



these are throw]i out in their camp, they will find them 

 wlien they require the phosphates the bones contain. 



On the coast, or places where mangel-wurzel can 

 be cultivated, it makes an excellent food for birds ; and 

 where there is no prickly pear, something of tlie sort 

 should always be cultivated, in case of drought or 

 locusts cominor. 



For the benefit of my English readers, I should ex- 

 plain that ^'^ mealies'" is the Cape name for maize or 

 Indian corn. 



