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bottom so that the droppings may fall through to the lower. There 

 is a partition which bisects the interior and in each of the two compart- 

 ments thus created four or five adult birds can be placed. A food and 

 water tray with four compartments slides into the front of the coop and is 

 held in place with a metal button screwed just above the opening into 

 which the tray slides. Each compartment is 6 inches long, 2J/2 inches wide 

 and 3 inches deep. The interior is tarred so that it will hold water. 



The top of the crate is covered with burlap. Mr. Neil Clark suggests 

 that this is somewhat insecure and thinks that it should be surmounted 

 with a board cover, placed 2 inches above it, the intervening space being 

 filled with fine hay, to prevent scalping. A German house uses a coop for 

 import purposes which has at one end a stationary food chopper and 

 drinking fountain, which is even better than the above. I regret that I 

 am unable to get hold of a specimen for description. 



LABELING AND TAGGING. Under the New York law, pheasants 

 reared in that state under authority of a breeder's license on a wholly 

 enclosed preserve or entire island owned or leased by the breeder may be 

 disposed of at any time and in any manner. The container in which 

 pheasant carcasses are shipped, under the New York law, must be labeled 

 with a card containing the names of 



(a) the person under whose license they were killed, 



(b) the consignee, 



(c) the game protector by whom they were tagged, and 



(d) the number of carcasses contained therein. 



In addition, the carcass of each pheasant must be tagged in the pres- 

 ence of some representative of the Conservation Commission (usually the 

 local game warden). These tags are sent on application to the Commis- 

 sion and cost 5 cents each. In times past considerable complaint has 

 arisen over the time that has frequently elapsed between the making of 

 application and the arrival of the Commission's supervisor of tagging, 

 though, with its limited resources, the Commission has probably done the 



best it could. The license 

 to breed gives authority to 

 ship pheasants alive for 

 breeding or stocking pur- 

 poses at any time, and 

 none of the tagging and 

 labeling required when 

 dead birds are shipped, as 

 described immediately 



above, is demanded in 



FIGURE 14. Crate for shipping pheasants flint 



long distances. 



