ADDENDA 



{To be read at end of Chapter II, page 54) 

 Miscellaneous Diseases. Wild galKnaceous birds are 

 liable to the same troubles to which domesticated species 

 are subject. I would refer readers to any of the numerous 

 works on the care of poultry, turkeys, and ducks, and also 

 to the excellent "Farmer's Bulletin Number 390," "Pheas- 

 ant Raising in the United States," by Henry Oldys, which 

 has a considerable section on diseases of pheasants. 



{To he read at end of Chapter XVI, page 254.) 

 Tree-guards. Wire arrangements to prevent cats or 

 other vermin from climbing trees to rob the nests of birds 

 are sold by some dealers. It is easy, however, to make 

 suitable contrivances. Two general plans are usually 

 followed : one is to tack a sheet of metal around the tree. 

 This should be at least six feet from the ground, and from 

 one to two feet wide; the other way is to fasten a strip 

 of wire netting around the tree, like a flaring collar, horn- 

 shaped, the wider end downward. If there could be a 

 vermin-proof fence around the premises, these would not 

 be needed. 



{To be read after section on "Food-bell," page 264.) 

 Hanging Feeder. A popular and simple feeding device 

 is to suspend by a wire — so that animals cannot reach it 

 — some receptacle, covered on top, such as a hollowed 

 cocoanut, a tin can, or other object, with a hole in the 

 side, filled with suet or some food mixture. 



