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PHEASANTS FOI! rOVERTS AND AVIARIES. 



On the (jthcr 1i;iik1, Dr. H. I l;ui)iiiiiii(l Smith, wlicii making- 

 liis collectiou of i^rits I'l-cmi the g'izzards of game hirds, 

 fv('(|ueutly fomid ])ellets of shot in the gizzard ; the greatest 

 number he mentions is three found in a blackcock's gizzard. 

 Hiis liird was in good health and did not seem to have been 

 suffering in any way. A shot was nlso seen in the gizzard 

 of :i ])tarniigan shot on Ben More in Sutherlandshire. But 

 it must he reniendjered that in recetit years the shot more 

 couimoidy used is chilled shot, not the old-fashioned pellets, 

 made from soft lead, which would he much more easily acted 

 ujion by the juices and contents of the gi/ziird. 



< )ne of the essentials to health in phea-^iints is an adeqimte 

 supply of sm'table grit; and it should be remembered that 

 this is neci'ssary at the earliest stages of their existence. Jf 

 deprived ol this ,i, Ijird will soon deteriorate in C(jndition 

 owing to the gizzard being unable to perform its function. 

 The aviaries should be well furnished with this material, 

 preferably in the foian of white qua,rtz or granite Hneh' 

 In'oken. In coverts where the natural supply is exhausted or 

 not abumhint a quantity of this grit may with advantage be 

 distributed. 



