THE PHEASANT 



placed on the ground, but occasionally in a 

 low tree or hedge, or even in the disused nest 

 of some other bird. 



Comparatively few of the birds referred to 

 in the following pages appeal strongly to the 

 epicure, but the pheasant, if not, perhaps, 

 the most esteemed of them, is at least a 

 wholesome table bird. It should, however, 

 always be eaten with chip potatoes and bread 

 sauce, and not in the company of cold lettuce. 

 Those who insist on the English method of 

 serving it should quote the learned Freeman, 

 who, when confronted with the Continental 

 alternative, complained bitterly that he 

 was not a silkworm ! 



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