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The habit of actually settling on the water like Ducks is of great

interest, though it had been recorded previously in this as well as

in some other species.


Mr. MacGillivray. continues : “A cold wind blew during the night,

and we were glad to be up at dawn to light the fire and prepare break¬

fast. The earliest arrivals were a few Galahs which came silently

to the water, and were gone before it was properly light; then a flock

of Budgerigars, Chestnut-eared Finches, and a few Little Crows. The

Pigeons started to come in at a quarter to eight, at first singly, then in

pairs, quickly followed by flocks of from five to thirty. They kept

coming for over half an hour, after which they became fewer, and all

had finished and gone by 9 a.m.”


D. S-S.



PHEASANTS AT LOW HALL, KIRBY MOOR-

SIDE, YORKSHIRE


By Captain C. Scott-Hopkins


I have been asked by the editor of the Avicultural Magazine to

give an account of my collection of Fancy Pheasants, which I think

I can safely say, is the finest in Great Britain. There are over thirty

species of pheasants which can be kept in captivity. Some are beyond

the reach of most Pheasant lovers as the prices are very high. I have

kept most kinds, with the exception of about half a dozen. At the

present moment I have about twenty-five different species including

some rare birds. I think many would-be fanciers of these beautiful

birds imagine that because they come from tropical countries they

must be delicate, and they are afraid to keep them. This is by no

means the case. There is only one kind of Pheasant that I have found

too delicate for this climate (although it might thrive better in the

South of England), and that is the beautiful Palawan Peacock Pheasant.

I have had two pairs of these birds bought from Mr. Rogers, of Liver¬

pool, but they did not live long. They were, of course, imported birds.

It is only quite recently that they have been imported into Europe

and no home-bred birds are available. I sincerely hope that it will



