APPENDIX. 



TRANSPORT OF PHEASANTS PROM ABROAD. 



ANY PERSONS may be desirous of bringing or sending gallina- 

 ceous birds to England, and I cannot therefore do better tban 

 reprint the following instructions, which were drawn up for 

 :-. the Zoological Society by Mr. P. L. Sclater and Mr Bartlett 



) for the benefit of those desirous of forwarding the various species 

 <^ to England. 



INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TRANSPORT OP PHEASANTS 

 AND OTHER GALLINACEOUS BIRDS. 



1. For exportation^ birds bred or reared in captivity should, if possible, be procured. 

 But if tbis cannot be done, tbe following rules sbould be attended to as regards wild-caught 

 birds : — 



2. As soon as the birds are captured, the feathers of one wing and of the tail should be 

 cut off tolerably close to their bases. The birds should be placed in a room lighted only from 

 a skyUght above, and having the floor sprinkled with gravel or sand, mixed with tufts of grass 

 and roots and a little earth. Among these the food should be thrown. A tame bird plaeed with 

 the wild ones is of great advantage, because this .bird will induce the new captives to feed. 

 The birds should be kept in this way until they have become tame and are fit to be transferred 

 to the packing-cases. 



3. The food should consist of grain and seeds of various kinds, berries, fruit, insects, 

 green food (such as cabbage, lettuce, &c.), bread or soaked biscuit, chopped meat, boiled 

 eggs, &c. 



4. Travelling-cages are most conveniently made of an oblong shape, divided into compart- 

 ments about eighteen inches square, and not higher than just sufficient to allow the birds to 

 stand upright in them. They should be boarded all round, except in front, where strong wire 

 netting may be employed — although, if the birds are at all wild, wooden bars, close enough to 

 prevent the inmates from escaping between them, are preferable. 



5. Every compartment should have the top on the inside padded with canvas, as, if this 

 is not done, the birds are very liable to injure their heads by jumping upwards. 



6. A movable feeding-trough should be fixed along the front of each compartment ; 

 one-third o£ this should be lined with tin, pitch, or otherwise made to hold water ; the 

 remaining two-thirds will hold the food. 



7. Coarse sand or gravel should be kept strewn on the bottom of the cages, and a supply 

 of this should be sent along with the birds, as it is necessary to them for the healthy digestion 

 of their food. 



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