Pheasants General Management, &c. 73 



feeding and coaxing it will be possible to collect to this 

 one particular place all the birds necessary in the pro- 

 portion of one cock to three or four hens, not more. All 

 the rest of the preserve can then be killed down as close 

 as may be ; but some one covert or coverts if the estate 

 be large must not be disturbed. The birds will quickly 

 notice this fact, and resort to its quiet and safe limits. 



Transporting. On this subject there is little to say, as 

 the sending of live wild birds is so expeditious and easy 

 a matter nowadays, that anyone can put up pheasants 

 safely enough to travel. The only instructions necessary 

 are, to recommend each bird being separate, and provided 

 with only sufficient head room to stand up straight on its 

 legs. If more be provided, the bird would be very likely 

 to hop and endeavour to fly upwards, and inflict serious 

 damage to its skull, perhaps kill itself. 



