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which gave 4,400 geese, 7,600 ducks, and a fair arrival of snipe 

 and woodcock. At Licola, near Naples, there are red and fallow 

 deer and wild boar, with capital duck shooting in the marshes. At 

 Carditello there are woodcock, a hundred or two being sometimes 

 bagged in a single day. 



Pheasants are reared at Monza, Stupinigi, Racconigi, and Pollenza, 

 in Piedmont, as well as at Capodimonte, near Naples, The King- 

 did not care about either stalking or shooting with dogs, but pre- 

 ferred drives. 



The European moufflon [Oz'/s nnisinwii), a species of sheep with- 

 out wool and tailless, inhabits the highest peaks of the mountains 



of Sardinia during the winter, and in summer time is 



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lound m the woods alono- the lower slopes. Its favourite 

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haunts are in the mountains of Ogliastra and Barbagia, 

 particularly the group of the Gennargentu and the Pardeliana, that 

 rise to a height of 4,000 feet above sea-level. 



Moufflon are generally found in herds. While the rest are 

 grazing, an old ram is always posted on a high rock keeping a 

 good look out ; scenting danger, he bellows and sets the whole 

 company in flight. For this reason, they are difficult to stalk. 

 Another peculiar habit is that the heaviest beast, instead of bringing 

 up the rear, invariably marches ahead, suspicious and on his guard. 

 To stalk moufflon with any chance of success, a local guide is 

 indispensable, one knowing thoroughly the country and the ways 

 of the game. Mr. Wintrop Chanler, a well-known American sports- 

 man, visited Sardinia last December and succeeded in baooino- 

 four moufflon in five days' staiking. Local hunters, however, prefer 



