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■ The majority n* tosefe- «sy|fe>«t 3^* Sfeand at that 
is most »i»W»Jia 'te warnt, atew showers («%l 
heavy thumUrnm*imnm harm, as they wUl promow*? 
cl^*y'‘^? 4 ed been imnd dead «'>»,:|| 
weather, haviiig sactl^i^d- . 
tlHR|i 45 ^i:i^y # hope A}f timing their broods. They also display 
disturbed either on their nest or wMi their | 
^ wrto: We. had a case here of .intere^, the peeper M 
■ ' a mmkrn wfwl row-on looking ^sabout he saw a M 1 
U>: he Knew of before he cowlcl shoot the beasf 
bird, just missed her, but, pulled out 
« wm ishAvtain an hourV time the tax was back ,on her nest, | 
■ ' lH. late years ■ many partridges, both old and young, haye died , 
through August' and September in a most mysterious and heartbreakii?^^: 
■ way. No satisfectosT explanation has been given of this,. It is not alway^.^ 
from gapes, but prevails if the season be a dry one. It is probable 
enormous numbers of poultry in the heids have a good deal to say to.tM%- 
for reasons mentioned earlies* ih this article. ^ '^■■- i 
In 1910 several o!.d birds w<ire picked up dead the last week in Septem.^ 
ber which seemed to be in fairly good condition, except that their featbett 
were dark,- and the back of |%e head bald and rathei raw^', ^ 
...\p irreverent sportsi-man suggO'Stad that they had died ixym old- ag%,;^| 
• iu^m^ b««i spared hir sncceesive seasons. But there is somethl*i|..- 
way £?mt t&l’ti' die quite late in the seaso|f?^; 
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