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HIGH PHEASANTS : 
These four pellets inflicted merely superficial flesh wounds, but 
the fifth penetrated the soft edge of the breast-bone, and, 
reaching the heart, killed the bird. This bird was killed with 
No. 7 shot. 
5. Cock bird, struck and killed by one pellet. This bird 
seemed to have been flying with its head and neck drawn in 
upon its shoulders. The pellet grazed the left shoulder, and 
then slightly scratched the left side of the neck. It next 
entered under the bird's chin, and, passing through the brain, 
it just perforated the top of the skull, where it remained 
imbedded beneath the skin. 
6. Hen bird, struck by four pellets ; two pellets caused 
superficial flesh wounds on the left side of the breast ; one 
pellet struck the neck, but did very slight injury to it ; one 
pellet passed through the thin edge of the breast-bone, and 
killed the bird by penetrating the heart. 
7. Cock bird, struck by three pellets ; one pellet caused a 
superficial flesh wound in the centre of the breast ; one 
pellet cracked the great arm-bone of a wing. The third, which 
killed the bird, penetrated the pectoral muscle at the side of 
the breast-bone and reached the heart. 
8. Hen bird, struck by two pellets ; one pellet passed 
through the skin of the neck, just missing the windpipe. The 
other pellet struck, but did not fracture, the base of the skull, 
and was found partially flattened beneath the skin. The 
bird was stunned by this pellet, and killed by violent contact 
with the ground. 
9. Hen bird, struck by three pellets ; one pellet penetrated 
the thin end of the breast-bone and entered the abdominal 
cavity ; one pellet caused a superficial flesh wound on the right 
side of the breast. The third pellet was found partially flattened 
