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underpart yellowish green, with pale fawn flanks, I am hoping the

bird will take after both parents. The parents have young again in

the same nest—when I looked there were four eggs, but I doubt if

more than one or two will be reared. However, the young bird of the

first nest is frequently catching flies and taking them to the nest, so

I am leaving him in the aviary for the present.


I put no extra food—only the usual fruits, mealworms, and soft

food, the last named they rarely touched, also the milk sop I put was

never touched, although the pair of Lateralis that I have in another

division—that enjoy eating their eggs !—delight in milk sop.



O.P.S.


By D. M. Grant-Ives


All members of the O.P.S. received the first issue of our journal

on or about 1st June. Since its despatch we have received many

letters of congratulations and this is a great encouragement to us.

The launching of the journal can be said to be our first big financial

effort to encourage all pheasant fanciers to join our Society, and I feel

very confident that I shall be kept busy enrolling fresh members

for some time. M. Delacour writes a most thrilling account of his

visits to Indo-China when he successfully sought the Edwards and

Imperial Pheasant. Mr. Leland Smith tells us of the progress of the

pheasant fancy in America. Herr Stefani describes the Blue Crossoptilon

Pheasant. There is a splendid article by the late Mr. Bradshaw of

Australia. Just as the journal was going to print we heard of his death

and this was a sad feature of the journal. Mr. Paul Schmidt of Yugo¬

slavia discusses conditions in his country and writes in particular

about the Fireback Pheasant. M. Malisoux, who is known to readers

of this Magazine has some very wise and clever remarks to make

about the thinning of eggs just before hatching, advice that may

mean the elimination to a large degree of “ dead in the shell ”. A

poetical appeal is made by Mr. Edwards of Wales, he suggests that



