240 COMMON OE BAEX-DOOR FOWL, 
hatched only nineteen between them. The old bird 
again deserted her young, having handed over her 
charge to the junior parent, after which she laid and 
hatched twelve eggs, nine of which are all, at present, 
strong healthy birds, with every promise of being 
brought to full maturity of size. 
In the successful management of this bird, much de- 
pends upon continued care in keeping them perfectly 
dry and warm, particularly during wet, moist, or hazy 
weather, with very frequent small supplies of the food 
already recommended. Whon they come to be about 
full size, they will be found to be even more hardy, and 
stronger than other common poultry, frequently roost- 
ing upon trees, in the open air, during the night, and 
braving the roughest and most inclement weather with 
impunity. 
It is singular, and very interesting, to contemplate 
the quick-sightedness of the chick, about two or three 
weeks old, in capturing flies, and all sorts of small 
insects, as articles of food, while they are needling 
their tiny bodies through the grass, or brushwood of 
any kind. We were this season much amused, while 
watching our beautiful little brood stripping off the 
small green insects which were infesting our rose 
bushes. 
We have already said, that we have found simple 
food most advisable for these birds when young, and 
we cannot refrain from deprecating the use of all 
