PRESERVATION 125 



Hungarians ; if they are bought and 

 turned down in a haphazard fashion, 

 there can be no shadow of doubt that 

 they will be more likely to do harm than 

 good. Their reputed origin should, if 

 possible, be verified, and some similarity 

 between the climate of their old and new 

 homes insisted on. In buying either 

 birds or eggs, the foreign invoice must 

 be checked, else it is quite possible to 

 buy ' Hungarian ' eggs which come from 

 no more distant land than your own 

 hedgerows. 



The old and vicious system, still re- 

 commended by many game dealers, of 

 turning birds out on the night of their 

 arrival should be utterly discountenanced. 

 When the birds arrive they should first 

 be carefully examined to see that they 

 are all in a healthy condition, and that a 

 due proportion of sexes and young birds 

 to old is maintained. They should then 

 be placed in pens, which have been con- 

 structed in suitable spots on the ground 

 which they are intended to occupy. The 



