110 Fheasants. 



SECTION IX. 



Fheasants, 



I ACKNOWLEDGED inyself obliged to Mr. 

 Castang, at the Menagerie in the Hamp- 

 stead Road, near Tottenham- Court Road, 

 London, for several novel particulars in the 

 additions to the first edition of this work, 

 wlaich particulars are now arranged under 

 theirproper heads. I have been since, undera 

 further obligation to the same intelligent and 

 experienced person, on the subject of phea- 

 sants, w^ith which, my own practical ac- 

 quaintance has not hitherto been very ex- 

 tensive. 



The PHEASANT is a native of the old 

 continent, and supposed by ancient au- 



