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Points on Care and Breeding of Pheasants, etc. 



do not want to be annoyed. 



are very valuable for millinery purposes. 



Reeves Pheasants 



They render an ornament to 

 any estate and are game birds of 

 great sport. Lord Marjorbeak 

 has a game preserve stocked with 

 Reeves' pheasants in England 

 and as many as nine hundred (900) 

 are shot in a season, affording 

 very fine hunting. The meat of 

 these birds is delicious and excel- 

 lent for the table. The birds are 

 very hardy and stand any climate. 

 They will stand confinement well, 

 but require a good sized yard, and 

 The plumage is of very brilliant golden yellow. The feathers 



MELANOTUS PHEASANTS 



SIAMESE PHEASANTS 



Siamese Pheasants 



They look similar to the silver pheasants excepting the saddle is yellow, shaded into 

 brilliant red and orange. These pheasants are extremely rare, natives of Siam. It is said 

 they will breed in confinement but very poorly. Hen average about fifteen eggs in 

 season. Weight about four Ibs. 



Melanotus Pheasants 



This is a striking looking bird, big and heavy set, equaling a medium size fowl and is 

 clothed in a peculiarly loose texture, well adapted for defending itself against severe weather. 

 The specie has a black, velvety cap and white throat, the plumage is of light steel blue, tail 

 feathers quite long and bushy. They are good breeders, the hen averaging twenty-five to 

 thirty eggs a season, April-July; weight about three Ibs. 



Mongolian Pheasants 



(Phasianus Mongolicus). Also adapted to covert 



The magnificent pheasant known as the Mongolian, comes from the valley of the Syr- 

 Daryr and as far east as Lake Saisan. It is characterized by a broad white ring around the 

 neck; breast, bronze-orange red; throat purple bronzy red. It is exceedingly hardy and 

 suffers more from extreme heat than severe cold. They are prolific breeders, the hen averag- 

 aging fifty-five eggs in a season. When full grown, they weigh from three to seven pounds each. 



