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PRICK  mix:  CENTM 
»‘i.50  PER  YEAR. 
TEntorod  iiccordlntt  to  Act  of  ConttrcKs, 
in  the  7oar  187(i,  by  the  Uiinil  Publishing  Company.  In  the  onice  of  the  Librarian  of  OonKroas  at  Washlnuton 
oating  any  of  the  known  wild  Hpeciea,  ia  one  of 
the  strong  argtiments  used  by  naturalista  in  hiih- 
taining  their  theory  that  our  tame  Turkey  did 
not  come  from  either  of  them,  hut  is  a  diatinet 
apocioB.  Doubtless  if  a  hybrid  or  crosa  (which¬ 
ever  it  might  prove  to  be)  between  the  domesti¬ 
cated  Turkey  and  the  wild  birds  could  bo  ob¬ 
tained.  some  now  and  lino  breeds  would  result. 
Tina  Honduras  Turkey  Is  certainly  a  splendid 
bird,  and  we  hope  that  our  zoological  societies 
will  soon  afford  some  ents'rpnsing  ixmltry  fancier 
an  op]sjrtunity  of  experimenting  in  the  direction 
wo  have  named,  even  if  no  good  should  come 
from  it. 
TEOKT»tEin,  in  his  noted  work  on  “Poultry,” 
speaking  of  this  species,  says  “  Wo  hardly 
need  state  that  this  lovely  spiocioH,  could  it  bo 
but  naturaiized,  would  bo  a  great  ornament  to 
onr  poultry  yards." 
right  to  the  game  unless  it  is  so  stipulated,  and 
must  not  interfere  with  it.  In  its  season  game 
is  plentiful  in  the  markets  for  sale.  Deer  are, 
in  many  places,  plenty,  and  I  have  soon  1,000  to 
2,000  together.  In  tlie  season,  tlioso  wanted,  are 
fattened,  and  with  the  use  of  dogs,  they  soon 
become  wld  enough  for  liunting. 
In  June,  at  Chatwortli,  1  saw  the  pheasants 
yon  Biioak  of,  a  week  or  two  oldj  they  Lad  been 
hatched  under  hens.  Tliosc  were  then  fastenci] 
in  boxes  .and  the  chicks  running  in  the  tields,  there 
being  several  hundred,  taken  care  of  by  the  game- 
keepor,  who  gave  his  attention  to  them,  he  hav¬ 
ing  a  small  house  to  stay  in.  As  soon  as  the  hen 
forsakes  them,  they  are  senl.  to  the  woods  and 
fields  to  take  care  of  themselves.  Only  the 
game-keopor  looks  to  them  as  well  as  to  the  deer. 
In  moat  of  the  liills  and  mountains  of  Scotland 
they  have  ni,i  trees  and  much  heather,  and  the 
land  is  very  valuable  for  sheep  and  game.  The 
black-nose  sheep  are  small,  and  almost  as  good 
as  game  for  the  table— indeed,  I  think  they 
are  very  excollent.  W.  0.  IIickok. 
Plttaburgh,  Pa. 
sour  milk  curd.  When  the  Hrst  one  died,  wo 
thought  perhaps  the  sour  milk  did  not  agree  with 
them.  Ho  changed  the  food  to  oorn  meal.  Hut 
every  day  they  grow  less  ;  llnally  we  wont  back 
to  feeding  wheat.  It  was  all  the  same.  Death 
olaimod  the  little  quacks.  Tho  first  apparent  symp 
tom  was  their  being  taken  with  “crazy  spells." 
'flic  victim  would  start  to  run  forward  a  few 
stops,  whirl  round,  try  to  balance  itself,  tip  over 
ba<ikward,  roll  over  and  over  until  caught  up, 
and  then  it  would  lose  tho  use  of  its  logs  for 
awhile.  At  tho  end  of  five  or  ten  minutos  it 
would  so  far  recover  as  to  eat  and  drink,  but 
would  go  by  itself,  and,  after  a  while,  grow  stu¬ 
pid  and  blind,  yet  retain  its  appetite.  Some- 
tunes  they  would  die  almost  immediately  after 
being  attacked,  but  usually  lingered  several  days. 
The  last  of  August  1  had  ume  left.  Two  recov¬ 
ered.  Is  there  roaUy  any  cure  for  sick  fowls  ? 
M.  E.  A. 
[Will  some  of  our  readers  ploaso  answer  the 
above  tpiery. — Ed.  Kdual.  | 
THE  HONDURAS  TURKEY 
Thi.s  magnificent  species  of  the  Turkey  is  the 
Meleagris  ocellata  of  naturalists,  and  is  found 
wild  in  Honduras  and  other  parts  of  Central 
Anrerica,  It  is  doubtless  closely  allied  to  tho 
Mexican  Turkey  (.V.  /Uc/icnnu)  and  onr  wild 
species  (,U.  AmeriMmo),  formerly  so  abun¬ 
dant  in  tho  Middle  and  Houthorn  States.  I'Vom 
whence  came  our  domo.sticatoil  breed  of  Turkeys 
is  somewhat  of  a  puzzle,  but  Prof.  BArnn  siip- 
po.ses  there  must  have  l»ccn  formerly  another 
native  species  from  which  the  tame  Tmkoy  de¬ 
scended.  Wo  must,  however,  leave  this  matter 
to  be  decided  byoiu'  naturali.sts,  a.s  Thanksgiving 
dinners  will  bo  relished  none  tho  loss  if  tlio  origin 
of  the  Turkey  should  remain  foi’over  a  iiiystoi’y. 
The  accompanv'lug  portraits  of  the  Honduras 
Turkey  were  taken  from  spocimens  in  tho  gar¬ 
dens  of  tlie  Zoological  Society  of  Tiondon  and 
ongi’avod  for  the  fllnstrated  London  News. 
Whether  it  will  over  bo  possible  to  domosticato 
this  species,  is  a  question  for  future  poultry 
breeders  to  dotennlno,  us  wc  can  only  say  at  I 
present  that  it  has  not  been  done.  There  is 
here,  therefore,  an  interesting  and  unoccupied 
field  for  some  enthusiastic  poultry  fancier  to 
occupy.  The  dillficulties  in  the  way  of  domesti- 
PHEASANTS  IN  ENGLAND 
In  your  paper  of  to-day  I  notice  “  About 
Pheasants,”  etc.  In  tho  fields  of  Great  Britain  I 
have  seen  them  plenty,  and  they  are  used  for 
game,  as  well  as  deer,  hare,  rabbits,  and  various 
liirtls.  Tliere  the  laws  are  so  strict  that  there 
is  more  game  than  in  our  own  counti’y.  Ev¬ 
ery  person  owning  laud  has  as  much  right  to 
the  game  as  to  his  grain,  fruit,  cattle  or  sheep, 
bat  w'hen  a  person  rents  the  land,  ho  baa  no 
D0METICATI.N0  QuAri.H.— Wo  Hoo  It  Stated  in 
our  exchanges  that  a  man  in  California  has  suc¬ 
ceeded  in  domesticating  tho  California  Quails  by 
setting  their  eggs  under  hens,  fifty  eggs  were 
placed  under  a  hen,  from  which  38  Quails  were 
hatched,  and  all  remained  with  their  stepmother, 
showing  no  inclination  to  leave  her.  Tough  ! 
WHAT  AH.ED  THE  DUCKS] 
The  middle  of  J uly  wo  had  about  thirty  young 
ducks,  seemingly  strong  and  healthy.  Then 
they  began  suddenly  to  sicken  and  die,  one  after 
another.  We  had  been  feeding  wheat,  and  hav- 
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