A P r E N L) I X 



TRANSPORT OF PHEASANTS FROM ABROAD. 



"^I'ANy PERSONS may be desirous of bringirifj or 

 ^il'iS'fffl' seiidiuu' trail inaceoiis birds to JMiolaud, and 1 

 '"'''1"- r.-aniiot therefore do better than reprint tlie 

 following instructions which were drawn up for 

 the /(jological Society by iJr. P L. Sclater and 

 Mr. A. D. Bartlett for the benetit of those desi)-(jus 

 of forwarding the various species to England. 



'' Instructkjns for the Transtoet of Pheas.\nts ANJi 



OTHER (tALLINACEiiUS BiRDS. 



"1. Fur exportation^ birds bred or reared iu captivity 

 should, if possible, be prricareil. But if this cannot be done, 

 the following rules should be attended to as regards wild- 

 caught birds : 



■' 2. As soon a,s the liii'ds are captured, the feathers of 

 one wing and oi the tail should be cut off tolerably close 

 to their bases. The birds should be placed in a room litrhted 

 only from a skylight above, and having the floor s]irinklcd 

 with gravel or sand, mixed with tufts of L;'rass and roots 

 and a little earth. Among these the food shriuld be thrown, 

 A tame bird ])laced witli the \vild ones is of great adxantage, 

 because this bird will ui(lu(.'e the new captives to feed I'he 

 birds should be ke]jt in this way until they have become tame 

 and are lit to Ih^ ti-ausleri'e(l Xn the packiug-cases 



"'■J. The food slioukl consist of grain and seeds of various 

 kinds, berries, fruit, insects, green food (such as cal.))i;io-e 



