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Ailments. —Pheasants, I believe, are subject to one or two diseases,

but the only experience I have had is of “ Scaly Leg An Edwards

developed this and became slightly lame. I was recommended to

purchase a small quantity of flowers of sulphur, mix to a paste with

paraffin oil and apply with a toothbrush to the affected part ; this

treatment was adopted twice in one week and the scaly leg was cured,

since when no further trouble has developed. Eeally, if everthing is

carried out in a proper manner there is no cause for alarm as these

birds are most healthy and clean in their habits.


Breeding .—■ Apart from the incident mentioned at the commence¬

ment of this article I cannot pen any other experience, but I am

looking forward keenly to the coming season and hope for success.


Anyone taking up a hobby who has a little time at his disposal

cannot do better than adopt this most fascinating pastime ; it is not

expensive unless you purchase some of the rarest species, and it affords

unbounded pleasure.


It is surprising how tame the birds become after a short period in

captivity.


Lastly, may I, through these columns, thank Mr. Lambert for his

kind help and interest. He has been most helpful in offering advice

concerning the purchasing and has shown great interest in the welfare

of my birds, and also Mr. Seth-Smith for allowing me to write this

article for so valuable a magazine.



MORE ADDITIONS TO BREEDING RECORDS 1


By Dr. E. Hopkinson, C.M.G., D.S.O.


(Continued from page 85 )


Ducks and Geese


p. 120. 537. Trumpeter Swan. When the Ornithological Congress


met in Amsterdam at Whitsuntide, 1930, the members

were shown Mr. Blaauw’s collection ; the Trumpeters had


1 The page references and numbers are (as in previous instalments) those of

Records of Birds Bred in Captivity (Witherby, 1926 ); new records are indicated

by the addition of i, ii, etc., to the record-numbers.



