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PHEASANTS. 



CHAPTER III. 



In tfje JiEltJS. 



Much other work besides preventing poaching falls upon 

 the keeper, such as arranging for the battue, stopping fox 

 ' earths ' when the hounds are coming, feeding the young 

 birds and often the old stock in severe weather, and even 

 some labour of an agricultural character. 



