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chicks, and last but not least the stocking of game preserves by means

of artificial breeding.


Professor Ghigi has owned one of the finest collections of Pheasants

in the world for over forty years, and this long experience qualifies him

to advise and instruct those amateurs who wish to keep Pheasants

in the best way and to the best advantage. There are also many

illustrations which will be found very helpful. In short this book is

indispensable to phasianists and all who wish to try their hand at

breeding these beautiful and interesting birds.


An English translation is much to be desired for the benefit of those

of us who cannot read Italian.


E. F. C.



ORNAMENTAL PHEASANT SOCIETY NOTES


Before the issue of this number of the Avicultural Magazine,

the O.P.S. will have held its Annual Summer General Meeting and

Tea Party. A report of this meeting will appear in the next number,

but I take this opportunity of thanking the Zoological Society for

placing their Council Boom at our disposal and also for allowing our

members free access to the Gardens. This was exceedingly kind and

generous of the Society and we appreciate it. When the O.P.S. was first

formed it was felt by some members of the A.S. that the O.P.S. had

been formed as a breakaway from your Society. Of course this was

quite ridiculous. Now it is obvious to all that far from this being the

case, we are anxious to work in the closest harmony with such an

illustrious Society as yours, and, furthermore, it can be truthfully

said that complete and happy harmony prevails and it will always

be so.


The July number of the O.P.S. Journal has been well received and

perhaps especially on the Continent. As your members have been

informed this issue, and as will be the case in the future, was translated

and printed in the French language as well as English, and this was



