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a,3 rny m. im ?autamn they constantly 
m tt'^. ru,r:^:ii,^-- , ’yHM to bome extent on the form^f^i 
■pm^*mhlj and the endless variety of inser^» ’:is|^- 
hrn^i tx^ ht i.;hief attraction. By destroying eno'i 
#f -r^siscJi like injBrious' gruhsi they more ‘sIj 
111 ' s|>r ing to newly -sown barley, etc .. .fe 
oth^ ;■ swallow tiisandties of grit to aid digestkj?^. 
^ 40 . ^iRid ■|>owerM while it lasts, the flhps; 
rliv'.. i ; v ;*^r^>^>''--t ^r.>?vtalaod, and probably from one to ^y-. 
birds are capable of Hying, even 
.ym^',.:imtP:mm are, however, recorded of indivhfe:^;:?^ 
if^^erlliighcs, and 'crossing the Humber near Gi4nl¥rf' 
f'.mr miles; but more often when attempting to ct:yyy 
wide -m-u rivers the birds become exhausted before reaching ^:fi 
oppoy^>‘t‘ 'ML-^z -ix, und having settled on tyo water, accomplish the remai^''i^>’;'y^ 1 
of iksrr :to-«»mey by siwimmiisg, w'hich comes quite naturally to 
In lisins-;;,, pheasants make a loud wlilrx^lng sound caused by the rr»,t:#' 
beats of tkhiir sboi-t ,rot»nded wings, and if Hushed on open ground sel4#^i' , 
rise to *.uy great .height, in high cover they at, first -rise upwards 
■por^onilh^Ahjizr^y , and jrsoi!.nt tmtil they have cleared the highest 
then Bkwp-'y course .-VKht*- rapid and almost Incessant ’wing^'bes^.^:\ 
for Th*- wish -i z i . They continue to rise gradually 
?hev to enable them to surmount 
m-mt they reached the des^v 
5j?kv?^f:loiv. '■'■. ^■y ''my m ^zxty yards, or even me. 
VC-- Ak' 5^rmduaiiy begin to 
.they approach the po<^--;’ 
ih^ mim Mt pheasant is always 
as.cexidfe|^ f^r it never Hies hodzonW . „ 
for the .mom«S'nr diit begins to decline. If 
is any w^lnd Mowfcg tkf -f#. %»■ so curve m.ore or less m 
right or left, -and ' l»ird» and curling, as they MW , 
down wind at the im' probably as dlfijcuit ¥y^y 
as«f any game-bird. ' 
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■Oaucasiis, published by Mr- there appears '.t'i* 
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