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Srom twelve to fixteen eggs. The time of in- 

 cubation is in the Spring; but how long their 

 eggs are hatching I cannot fay -, but, pi'obably, 

 it is three weeks, .the time that a dung hill hen 

 fits. Ï have found their nefls, when a boy, and 

 and have endeavoured to take the eld Pheafant, 

 but never could fucceed ; fhe would let me al- 

 mofl put my hand upon her before' flie wopid 

 quit her nell ; then by artifire ihe would draw 

 xne pîF from her eggs by flutt::iir;g yaix before 

 me for a hundred paces ar more; fo that I have 

 been in confiant hopes of taking her. They 

 Jeave their nelts as foon as hatched, and I believe 

 they live at firft on ants, fmali worms, &c. 

 When they are a few days old, thcj hide them- 

 fclves fo artfully among the leaves, that it is dif- 

 Ecult to find them : as they grow up they feed 

 on various berrieSj fruits and grain of the coun- 

 try ; grapes they likewife are fond of m the lea- 

 Ibn ; but the Pheaiant is more parriculariy tond 

 of the ivy berry. I do not know any other anirMl 

 that feeds on thefe berries : I know thcv are 

 poifon to many. Though the Pheaiant hatches 

 many young ones at a time, and often fus tWice 

 ^ year, the great number and variety of hawks 



