very fond of certain noxious insects, 
more especially of “Jeather-jackets,” or 
grubs of the daddy- 
be seen trom the fact that no less than 1229 of these 
grubs have been found in the crop of a single pheasant. 
These birds are found chiefly in large woods, where a 
supply of water is not far off, and where there are plenty of 
long-legs. This may 
low bushes, brambles, etc., to serve as cover. They spend 
almost the whole of their lives on the ground, seldom flying 
unless alarmed, and roosting in the trees only in winter. 
About the end of April or the beginning of May 
the mother bird scratches out a small hollow 
in the ground,gen- 
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