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exhibited such Pheasants as the Golden, Amherst, Eeeves, Silver, and

Swinhoe’s. At a recent show held in the West of England four such

cocks caused quite a sensation. I am told that a very large majority

of those present had never seen a Golden Pheasant before and few had

even heard of them. One good person admitted he had seen a Golden

cock on the tin of a well-known brand of snuff but imagined it to be, to

use his own words, “ Just a Picture.” No single member of the Society

will benefit from these exhibitions—may I call them “ Beauty Shows ”—

but as time goes on the Society itself will undoubtedly benefit, for every

new fancier will, we trust, join the O.P.S. and every additional member

is helping in a most direct manner to save many Ornamental Pheasants

from final extinction. So it will be seen that although the showing

of Pheasants at these agricultural shows may seem far fetched, there is a

worthy motive behind all our activities. The Society has now perfected

its scheme for importing many rare Pheasants from India next spring

and we are in a position to promise those who will participate in this

scheme that if any birds die on the voyage they will be recompensed

almost in full from the coffers of the Society. It is only our increasing

membership that has enabled us to do this. Next month I hope to be

able to give some figures which will prove in no uncertain manner

that by the publication of our Journal in French as well as English

the Society has not only gained in prestige but also by an extraordinary

increase of membership.


J. Lambert,


Hon. Secretary, O.P.S.



THE PRIMLEY ZOO


By P. J. Lambert


I have read Captain Stokes’s letter on the Primley Zoo with great

interest, yet tinged with sorrowful regrets that such high handed and

regretable action should have been taken against this great aviculturist,

Mr. H. Whitlby, by the Government officials and that delightful bench

of magistrates. We all know that this Zoo is essentially a place where



