RM2CPJNHH–. The Ibis . Klides Islands in mid-April1912j but did not find them breeding, although he took fresheggs of Larus cachinnans Pall. 1168. PuFFTNUs YELKOUANus (Accrbi). When leaving the island from Famagusta, the steamerbeing a few miles from the southern coast, I observed severalShearwaters close to the vessel and watched them withglasses for quite a long time. I have no doubt that theywere the Eastern Manx Shearwater. III.—Note on a neiv Species of Pucras Pheasant found inthe Province of Anhwei or Ngun-Hivei, China. By theBev. F. CouRTOis, S.J., Director of the Siccawei Museumnear Shanghai. (P
RM2CNHEH3–. The Game breeder . er water fowl. Wild Turkeys I am now the largest breeder anddealer in Wild Turkeys and can supplythese birds in good numbers to StateDepartments and preserve owners I carry the largest stock in America of ornamental birds and animals. My ponds now contain nearly 800 bestRoyal Swans of Knerland. I have tine lot of the beautiful pink FLAMINGOES and the very large EuropeanPELICANS. Also STORKS. CRANES. PPAFOWL, fancy GEESE and DUCKS. My pheasant pens contain overa thousand Ringneck and fancy PHEASANTS. All stock is kept under practically natural conditions. 1 have fiO a<:r
RM2CNY2RY–. The Game breeder . all Now is the Time to Buy Wild Turkey Eggs -AND- Wild Turkeys I am now the largest breeder anddealer in Wild Turkeys and can supplythese birds in good numbers to StateDepartments and preserve owners I carry the largest stock in America of ornamental birds and animals. My ponds now contain nearly 200 beatRoyal Swans off England, I have fine lot of the beautiful pink FLAMINGOES and the very large EuropeanPELICANS. Also STORKS, CRANES, PEAFOWL, fancy GEESE and DUCKS. My pheasant pens contain overa thousand Ringneck and fancy PHEASANTS. All stock is kept under practically nat
RM2CNH73D–. The Game breeder . other w^ater fowl. Wild Turkeys I am now the largest breeder anddealer in Wild Turkeys and can supplythese birds in good numbers to StateDepartments and preserve owners I carry the largest stock in America of ornamental birds and animals. My ponds now contain nearly 200 bestRoyal Swans of Sngrland. I iiave fine lot of the beautiful pink FLAMINGOES and the very large EuropeanPELICANS. Also STORKS, CRANES. PEAFOWL, fancy GEESE and DUCKS. My pheasant pens contain overa thousand Ringneck and fancy PHEASANTS. All stock is kept under practically natural conditions. I have flO ac
RM2CPHC4X–. Game birds and shooting-sketches : illustrating the habits, modes of capture, stages of plumage and the hybirds & varieties which occur amongst them . j^^cr-^Sff^/Oje,i HYBRID BLACKGAME AND PHEASANT. before daybreak, the Blackcocks generally arriving some-what sooner than the Greyhens, but at times with them.^ There are few more beautiful sights than a Blackcocks playing-ground in the spring. Whether he be sports-man or naturalist, the man who will for once rouse himself 1 Oil tNo occasions I waited from daylight, at 4 A.ii., till 7.30 liefore asingle hen made her appearance.. AMONGST THE F
RM2CE5RXN–. Two years in the jungle : the experiences of a hunter and naturalist in India, Ceylon, the Malay Peninsula and Borneo . overed witha rather thick coat of moderately long but fine fur, of a uniformdark-brown color. I shot in the neighborhood several specimensof the common gray monkey {llacacus cynomolgus), a pig-tailed ma-caque {M. nemestrinus), here called the broque in Malay, fromwhich the outlandish common name of bruh has been evolved. One day a party of Dyaks amved from the head of the SibuyauRiver, between the Sadong and Batang Lupar, bringing severalfragmentary skins of argus pheasant,
RM2CPH955–. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . 2 PL i:;g. Turtle-Dove. i 7th. Pallass Sand-Grouse. 2 9ths. ^344-. PHEASANT. 345 Order GALLIFORMES. Family PHASIANID.E. Pheasants and Partridges. Ground birds, with short, rounded wings ; bill short andstout, toes four. Pheasant. Fhasiajms colchicus Linn. Only as a long-established alien can the Pheasant (Plate 152)be admitted as a British bird, though the date of introductionis unknown ; it is first mentioned in 1059. More recentlyvarious pheasants have been introduced, and have interbredwith the older stock; it is impossible to meet with a pu
RM2CNXX89–. The Game breeder . er fowl. Wild Turkeys I am now the largest breeder anddealer in Wild Turkeys and can supplythese birds in good numbers to StateDepartments and preserve owners. I carry ilie largest stock in America of ornamental birds and animals. My ponds now contain nearly 200 beHtKiivhI SwanH of Kneland I have fine lot of the beautiful pink FLAMINGOES and the very large EuropeanPELICANS. Also STORKS, CRANES. PEAFOWL, fancy GEESE and DUCKS. My pheasant pens contain overa thousand Rtngneckand fancy PHEASANTS. All stock is kept under practically natural conditions. I have fiO acresof land
RM2CNTTFK–. The Game breeder . uy Wild Turkey Eggs AND Wild Turkeys I am now the largest breeder anddealer in Wild Turkeys and can supplythese birds in good numbers to StateDepartments and preserve owners. I carry the largest stock in America ot ornamental birds and animals. My ponds now contain nearly 200 bestKoyal Swans of England I nave line lot of the beautiful pink FLAMINGOES and the very large EuropeanPELICANS. Also STORKS, CRANES, PEAFOWL, fancy GEESE and DUCKS. My pheasant pens contain overa thousand Ringneck and fancy PHEASANTS. All stock is kept under practically natural conditions. I hare SO
RM2CP6PT7–. Diseases and enemies of poultry . asant making a great noise and I killed the Weasel.The birds were too young to hide under the leaves, the four-teenth bird was sitting beside the nest. I never saw where theWeasel killed any old Pheasants, but saw where a Pheasantcarried a Weasel away out of a hole in the snow wherethe Pheasant was sitting, when the Weasel came in and at-tacked it. KILL ALL THE QUAIL. The Weasel will kill all the Quail in February and March ifthe snow is deep. The birds will go under windfalls andbrush heaps covered with snow. The Weasel will track andgo in after them at nig
RM2CPC7AD–. The reliable pheasant standard; a practical guide on the culture, breeding, rearing, trapping, preserving of pheasants, game birds, ornamental land and water fowl, singing birds, etc. . y by giving his money away; but as I have no millions to giveaway, I am trying the very best next thing for your happiness that money can buy. Pheas-ant breeding will soon become popular, not alone for their beauty, taxidermy and feathers,but meat especially. We all like something good to eat, and there is nothing finer to be hadthan a pheasant roast. A Practical Poultry-Yard Gate It will make you feel good t
RM2CPACX9–. Ten years of game-keeping . April 26, 1908. Tracks of French partridge to her nest in tuft of head crass. a pheasant that was sharing the nest never came near it.. Afril 26, 190S. PARTRIDGES 41 of corn round unthrashed stacks, the crumbs merelyof the rooks stolen feasts. Would you not behorrified to think that your pheasants fared on theleavings of rooks ? In winter weather the principal foods of partridgesare young clover and the leaves of root crops, withodds and ends of various green-stuffs and weeds.These they must eat or starve. I have seen part-ridges actually perched on a hedge devour
RM2CDKP1F–. Daily Colonist (1896-07-24) . er. Upon their lt8 .P°Pu.1tntlon> lts »>Uence and thearrival at Ounalaska the Pheasant starts portion it now occupies in the council for Esquimalt, and will be joined at the , 01 tne nation. station by the Wild Swan, which is ex- . , , , , * TT , , peeled from the South. On Monday the I Stub s Vegetable Blood Pur.tier-local Jmperieuse will also take her departure, j testimonials^ x gointr to Vancouver from here. Sailing from San Francisco on thesteamship Walla Walla yesterday morn-ing were the following saloon passengersfor Victoria: Reginald Hayward, E
RM2CNTR1H–. The Game breeder . Wild Turkey Eggs AND Wild Turkeys I am now the largest breeder anddealer in Wild Turkeys and can supplythese birds in good numbers to StateDepartments and preserve owners. I carry the largest stock in America of ornamental birds and animals. My ponds now contain nearly 300 bestRoyal Swans of England. I have tine lot of the beautiful pink FLAMINGOES and the very large EuropeanPELICANS. Also STORKS, CRANES, PEAFOWL, fancy GEESE and DUCKS. My pheasant pens contain overa thousand Ringneck and fancy PHEASANTS. All stock is kept under practically natural conditions. I have 60 ac
RM2CNHAB9–. The Game breeder . lother water fowl. Wild Turkeys I am now the largest breeder anddealer in Wild Turkeys and can supplythese birds in good numbers to StateDepartments and preserve owners I carry the largest stock in America of ornamental birds and animals. My ponds now contain nearly 200 bestRoyal Strans of Knerland. I have fine lot of the beautiful pink FLAMINGOES and the very large EuropeanPELICANS. Also STORKS, CRANES. PEAFOWL, fancy GEESE and DUCKS. My pheasant pens contain overa thousand Ringneck and fancy PHEASANTS. All stock is kept under practically natural conditions. 1 have flO ac
RM2CNFGW1–. The bird, its form and function . Fig. 333.—Roof-like tail of Jungle-fowl. only in certain pheasants. In the Boat-tailed Gracklethe arrangement is reversed, the apex of the slope being. « « ar f:i^#^jCr. m^^i^ Fig. 334.—Decorative tail of Reeves Pheasant. beneath instead of above. The possibilities of abnormalfeather growth are well shown in the tails of the Japanese Tails 419 Long-tailed Fowl—a breed of birds in which, by artificialstimulation, such perhaps as periodical pulling of thefeathers or else retardation of moult, has produced, in thecocks, tails from twelve to twenty feet in lengt
RM2CPPYJ0–. The world's birds a simple and popular classification of the birds of the world . Photo copyright by IJ S. Be r ridge, F.ZS. Double-banded Thick-knee CEdicnemus bistriatus). {Seep. i6i.) This Central American species is much largrer than our Stone Curlew,and has a cinnamon crown with black band on each side. [To face p. 162.. Jh,,!,^ . .-/J , ,.^;, . /.;, II . /. / >inc/o, F.Z.S. Rufous Tinamou {Rhyiickofus mfcsceus). {Seep.it-i.) This species is about as bi^ as a Pheasant, and in colour dun barred-withblack, with cinnamon primary quills. THE WORLDS BIRDS. 163 small, neck rather long, bo
RM2CNY73E–. The Game breeder . Buy Wild Turkey Eggs AND Wild Turkeys I am now the largest breeder anddealer in Wild Turkeys and can supplythese birds in good numbers to StateDepartments and preserve owners I carry the largest stock in America of ornamental birds and animals. My ponds now contain nearly 2O0 bestRoyal Swans of England- I have fine lot of the beautiful pink FLAMINGOES and the very large EuropeanPELICANS. Also STORKS, CRANES, PEAFOWL, fancy GEESE and DUCKS. My pheasant pens contain overa thousand Ringneck and fancv PHEASANTS. All stock is kept under practically natural conditions. I have 60
RM2CP24NW–. Diseases and enemies of poultry . sant making a great noise and I killed the Weasel.The birds were too young to hide under the leaves?, the four-teenth bird was sitting beside the nest. I never saw where theWeasel killed any old Pheasants, but saw where a Pheasantcarried a Weasel away out of a hole in the snow wherethe Pheasant was sitting, when the Weasel came in and at-tacked it. KILL ALL THE QUAIL. The Weasel will kill all the Quail in February and March ifthe snow is deep. The birds will go under windfalls andbrush heaps covered with snow. The Weasel will track andgo in after them at nig
RM2CPRAWY–. The naturalist's library : containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . ■^^H?> Is ulso abuadant in Great Britain, wbere are also found the ptarmigan, orwhite grouse. The hazel ^nil pintailed ^xonsQ are found in diflerent parts ofEurope. THE RUFFED GROUSE.i. This well known American bird is called partridge, in the New EnglandBTates, and pheasant at the south, although neither the partridge nor pheas- Tctrao umbcllus, Lin. 76 51* 602 AVES—RUFFED GROUSE. ant is found in America. The ruffed grouse is known in almost every quar«ter o
RM2CPHX11–. A history of birds . A. ?Q^ III. 2.—Contour Feathers showing the Hyporhachis or After-shaft (A) I. Of a Pheasant. II. Of an Emu. depends mainly on the length of the feather. Along the innerweb of a Cranes quill feather 38 cm. long, Dr. Hans Gadovvcounted about 650 rami: he further estimated that every ramusof this feather bore about 600 pairs of radii (barbules), mak-ing nearly 800,000 radii for the inner web alone, and morethan a million for the whole feather. The contour feathers of most birds bear what is known INTRODUCTORY 9 as an aftershaft (hyporhachis). This is a duplicaturc of themai
RM2CNXNXF–. The Game breeder . Mackensen Game Park I carry the largest stock in America of livegame birds, ornamental birds and quadrupeds. Hungarian Partridges I am prepared to fill the largest ordersfor these birds and for years I have filledpractically all of the large State orders for both^c^t^^,<^:^ Partridges and Pheasants. Pheasants My Pheasant pens hold thousands ofPheasants and I am prepared to furnishthese birds in large numbers to State de-partments, individual breeders and preserves. Wild Duck Mallards, Black Duck, Teal, Wood-Duck, Pintails and other species can be supplied in large numbe
RM2CJDRWF–. Zoological Society bulletin . PAINTING AND PHOTOGRAPHING HIMALAYAN PHEASANT COUNTRY.Mid April, elevation 12,000 feet. Tibetan Mountains in the distance. 766 ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN. From the trail which boundsNepal, Sikkim and Tibet,we made many long sidetrips before we were suc-cessful. However, we per-severed and ultimately foundand studied, at various alti-tudes, all the groups ofeastern Himalayan pheas-ants. Beginning with the ele-vation of Darjeeling and onup to nine thousand feet wefound the oak zone inhabit-ed by the Black-BackedK a 1 i j Pheasants, (Gen-naeus); the next two thou-
RM2CPE9XH–. A System of natural history : containing scientifci [sic] and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . Is also abundant in Great Britain, where are also found the ptarmigan, orwhite grouse. The hazel and pintailed grouse are found in different parts ofEurope. THE RUFFED GROUSE.i. This well known American Lird is called partridge, in the New Englandstates, and pheasant at the south, although neither the partridge nor pheas- Tctrao umbcllus, Lin. 76 51*= 602 A VES—RUFFED GROUSE. ant is found in America. The ruffed grouse is known in almost every quar-ter o
RM2CPADXT–. Ten years of game-keeping . Theres many a slip between a good hatch andSeptembi k.. What a fox left of a PHEASANT SITTING ON FOURTEENEGGS. MY FIRST SHOOT 27 months of hard labour. I had worked, as it were,day and night in the cause of partridges. Withinfinite care I had bushed and watched the favouriteroosting parts, although there was no great likeli-hood of netting. Still, I grew more determinedthan ever as the days of reckoning drew near notto let slip what reward might be mine. The firstdays shooting was fixed for the second of Septem-ber, so I decided to put in the whole of the lastnigh
RM2CNGK5F–. The birds of Yorkshire : being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the County . Tufted Duck on Nest. .S. Siiilfh.. Pheasant on Nest. 1. Forfniu Sec page 466. COMMON POCHARD. 465 it has been killed on the flooded waters of the Derwent,while near Beverley the late W. W. Boulton recorded itas abundant in the winter of 1864-65 ; indeed, it is one ofthe commonest ducks on the river Hull in severe weather.The Pochard is not a common species in the Teesmouthdistrict, though I have noted it at intervals in winter, andhave seen a specimen on the Coatham Marshes ; it is alsorecorded from the Esk
RM2CHEFMH–. The journal of the Ministry of Agriculture. . r trial tin of Corvusine was the acme of success against all vermin, &c. I ammost pleased with it, being in a pheasant and rook district. So please send along nextmonth three No. 2 cans Corvusine D.G. Mr. Wm. J. MACKAY, of Lerwick, writes:— I have recommended it to several of the farmers here. 1 am certain my crop lastyear was much heavier where 1 used the Corvusine. PRICES. Size of Can. Wheat,Peas. BeansVetches,Maize,Buckwheat. Baiiej,Rye.&c. Oats,&c. Net Price. containing sufficientCorvusine to dress„ 2 do. Bushels. 1640 Bushels. 14 35 Bushels.
RM2CP0X76–. British birds for cages and aviaries; a hanbook relating to all British birds which may be kept in confinement .. . ish Birds, Parrots, Monkeys, Gold & SilverFish, HarmlessReptiles, &c. u DEALERS should Apply for PRICES. TAXIDERMY AND Natural History Appliances. Specimens mounted complete at following rates : Animals size of Fox, mountedunder glass, 10s. 6d. ; size of Wild Rabbit, 5s.; of Stoat, 3s. Birds, also under glass,size of Heron, 8s. 6d. ; Size of Pheasant, 6s.; of Thrush, 3s. Collectors requisites : Egg Cabinets, 3 drawers, 12in. by9in., from 7s. ; 8 drawers,19in. by 12in., 20s. ; I
RM2CP6XR9–. Fur and feather in North China . The author and the late ^1r. G. A. Grant, WITH BAG OF ROE, HARE AND PHEASANT IN Shaxsi.. A North Siiansi IIoe-dkkr (CaprcoJus hedjordi).A fine head :—Lengtli llf inches.Sjjread ^^ inches. CHAPTER III. Wild Sheep. Do you know the worlds white roof-tree, do you know that windyrift, Where the baffling mountain-eddies chop and change? Do you know the long days patience, belly-down on frozen drift, While the head of heads is feeding out of range? It, is there that I am going, where the boulders and the snow lie. With a trusty, nimble tracker that I know. I have sw
RM2CNDTDG–. The Game breeder . nd allother water fowl. Wild Turkeys I am now the largest breeder anddealer in Wild Turkeys and can supplythese birds in good numbers to StateDepartments and preserve owners I aarry the largest stock in America of ornamental birds and animals. My ponds now contain nearly 200 bestS?7?if^?n8»?f ^n^nd T have fine lot of ,he beautiful pink FLAMINGOES and the very large EuropeanPELICANS. Also STORKS, CRANES. PEAFOWL, fancy GEESE and DUCKS. My pheasant pens contain over» thousand Ringneck and fancy PHEASANTS. All stock is kept under practically natural conditions. I have 60 acre
RM2CDGC3M–. The palace of Minos : a comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustrated by the discoveries at Knossos . leaves of a more bramble-likecharacter. That the cat and pheasant fresco of Hagia Triada had its analogy at For a coloured illustration see Knossian ^ For the bird compare also a fragment Atlas i, PI. D. I. of a fresco from Phylakopi {Phylakopi, p. 77, Halbherr, Mon. Ant., xiii, PI. VIII and Fig. 65). p. 58 j compare Rizzo, Storia delV Arte Greca, * See p. 356, Fig. 255. p. loi, Fig. 34. ° ^H. Ant., xiii, p. 57. 540 THE PALACE OF MINOS, ETC. Kno
RM2CDGC55–. The palace of Minos : a comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustrated by the discoveries at Knossos . ..^ A^ Fig. 391. Fresco Design of Cat stalking ;Pheasant. Hagia Triada {^ c.). nating red and white leaves seen on a fragment of a M. M. II polychromevase. In the present case the seasonal variations in the tints of the leavesare indicated by dark ruddy brown and ivory white.^ From a basement W. of the Stepped = A coloured illustration of this will be given Portico on the Central Court. in my Knossian Atlas, i, PI. D. 2. See above, p. 263. M.M.
RM2CNXM0P–. The Game breeder . c^iv^- ,.^f:^. Pheasants My Pheasant pens hold thousands ofPheasants and I am prepared to furnishthese birds in large numbers to State de-partments, individual breeders and preserves. Wild Duck Mallards, Black Duck, Teal, Wood Duck, Pintails and other species can be supplied in large numbers at at-tractive prices. Also Mandarins and allother water fowl. Wild Turkeys I am now the largest breeder anddealer in Wild Turkeys and can supplythese birds in good numbers to StateDepartments and preserve owners 1 carry the largest stock in America of ornamental birds and animals. My
RM2CPRH6J–. The China or Denny pheasant in Oregon, with notes on the native grouse of the Pacific Northwest . CHINA lilEAbANT » IllCKS W- Note how will tiny harmonize with the surrounding frr:iss-blailos ami .leaves, tM^feing projected by their owu markiu!; ^ fiAJUlJ TVIA8AaiI4 AVLIUDagnidiBm ay/o lisriJ d faalosJoiq gaisd aiidJ ,f.9VB9l bnn aabBld-aaJtia gfiibnuonua sdf rlJi-w asinomiBri 7/)i(l fevf woil 9jo>^. THE BEAUTIFUL WILLAMETTEWhose partially noodeil bottom lands are a natural home for the pheasants. Mountains of the Coast Range in the distance aTT3MAJJIW JU-ilTtJAaa aHT soaaigjb sdi ni agn
RM2CDGAP2–. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1905, No.15-19 . Eldora<lii. Berry : Medium to large, I x -f of an inch in leni;th and l)readth ; ohlonir, conical, irregu-lar ; drunes large ; seeds and core small ; flavtjr, sprightly, pheasant. (Quality : Table, ery good. alue : Market, good. Season : August let to 20th, 1904. 22 THE REPORT OF THE No. 17 WACHUKETTS. This blackberry was first introduced as Wachusetts Thornless, on account of its com-parative freedom from spines. This, however, is the chief point in its favor, as the plantis not productive enough to be of value to the Ontario fruit grower. Ori
RM2CNGA8R–. A hand-book to the game-birds . of the birds own feathers,placed amongst grass among jungle {R. A. Clark). Eggs.—Like those of the Golden Pheasant. Averagemeasurements, 2 by i44 inches (7?. A. Clark). IT. Germains peacock-pheasant, polyplectron GERMAINI, Polyphdroii germaini^ Elliot, Ibis, 1866, p. 56; id. MonogrPhasian. i. pi. 8 (1872); Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus.xxii. p. 357 (1893). Adult Male.—Like the male of P. chi?iqins, but the whitish-brown spots on the upper-parts are jjiuch smaller and closertogether ; the ocelli on the tail-feathers dark green with bluish-violet reflections
RM2CNDP91–. The Game breeder . d have betterfacilities for handling large orders than any other firm. Write me before buying elsewhere—it will pay you to do bo. Your visit solicited.I am only 60 miles from New Vork and 30 mile6 from Philadelphia. SaCJ^is :« 1§B9 IS* i- * iff <*9 1A- X - - JK^ • *•• - * f » (■yjffi * jlrifll WBBB)^^ . Department V. WM. J. MACKENSEN YARDLEY, BUCKS COUNTY, PA. r: Any Game Breeder with a limited amountof knowledge can hatch pheasant chicks butit takes experience to rear them successfully. If you have been disap-pointed in even a limiteddegree it is probably dueto the
RM2CP3GG0–. Katie of birdland : an idyl of the aviary in Golden Gate Park . that way.He has a good home and his health is si Katie ofBirdland 13 ?Z 1 * * fllS w ■ jU^aki^V: -^ ■ Katie of * ftp* Birdland 14 * ^^^a * The Silver Pheasant Mnnr fair, except for a little indigestion whichcomes from his fits of temper. Some ofthe young hen pheasants, who think heis very handsome, blame his wife, but Idon t. Sally Reeves may have her shareof temper, but it would irritate the Doveof Peace herself to live with Sam. Thatsvery,verytrue,agreedaSilverpheasant who stepped up to us just then. You will pardon me. I coul
RM2CNFBF8–. Bird lore . olored Junco, White-breasted Nut-hatch, Black-capped Chickadee. Oats.—Slate-colored Junco. Wild Grape.—Catbird, Robin. Sumac.—Hairy Woodpecker, DownyWoodpecker, Catbird, Brown Thrasher,Brown Creeper, Black-capped Chickadee. The past winter, 1919-20, I continuedthe feeder and found, in addition to theabove, the following list. Hemp Seed.—Tree Sparrow, Slate-colored Junco. Notes from Field and Study 285 Suet.—Red-breasted Nuthatch. Millet Seed.—Tree Sparrow. Bread Crumbs.—Downy Woodpecker. Sumac.—Pheasant, Slate-colored Junco,Robin, Bluebird. Chaff.—Slate-colored Junco,capped Chick
RM2CNEW52–. A hand-book to the game-birds . of the birds own feathers,placed amongst grass among jungle {R. A. Clark). Eggs.—Like those of the Golden Pheasant. Averagemeasurements, 2 by 1*44 inches {R. A. Clark). II. GERMAIN S PEACOCK-PHEASANT. POLYPLECTRONGERMAINI. Polypledro7i germaini^ Elliot, Ibis, 1866, p. 56; id. MonogrPhasian. i. pi. 8 (1872); Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus.xxii. p. 357 (1893). Adult Male.—Like the male of F. chinquis, but the whitish-brown spots on the upper-parts are i?iuch smaller a7id closertogether ; the ocelli on the tail-feathers dark green with bluish-violet reflections
RM2CNEE80–. American ornithology, for home and school . $4.40 FOR. $2.20 A COMBINATION OFFER THAT MEANS SOMETHING.. BIRDS AND NATURE ( I year)BIRDS OF SONG AND STORY (Grinnell)GAME OF BIRDSGOLDEN PHEASANT - (Colored Picture)*LITERATURE GAME*GAME OF INDUSTRIESTWENTY-FIVE PICTURES (From Birds and Nature)The total amount of value l.501.00 .35 .25, .40.40/.50 $4.40 ALL FOR ONLY $2.20 *Geography or History (iame may be sub-stituted. Postage orExpress3 5 cents Certainly no periodical, and probably no book, on birds ever found anythinglike such favor with the public as Birds and Nature.—£i;enmg Post, New York
RM2CNH3EY–. Our country's birds and how to know them. A guide to all the birds of Great Britain . Dimensions, Nd ; Eggs, Jj. PTEROCLID.S. 268. SYRRHAPTES PARADOXUS—Pallass Sand Grouse,/). 125 Dimensions, Nh ; Eggs, La. FHASIANID.S. 269&26ga. TETRAO UROGALLUS—Capercaillie (male and female),/i. 125.Dtmenstons, Ta ; Eggs, Og. 270. TETRAO TETRIX—Black Grouse, p. 125. Dimensions, Pt; Eggs, Mp. 271. TETRAO SCOTICUS—Red Grouse, p. 125. Dimensions, Nc ; Eggs, Lo.272 & 272a. TETRAO MUTUS—Ptarmigan (summer and winter), p. 125.Dimensions, Mj ; Eggs, Li.Plate XXIV. 273. PHASIANUS COLCHICUS—Pheasant,/). 113.Dimensio
RM2CNTTHT–. The Game breeder . PHEASANT EGGS AND PHEASANTS Pheasant eggs for sale up toMay 15, $25.00 per hundred.110 eggs sent for cash withorder after May 15, $20 per110 eggs. Pheasants for Sep-tember and October delivery.Write for prices. GEORGEBEAL, Levana Game Farm,R No. 1, Englishtown, NewJersey. LIVE GAME/ELK, DEER, WILDTurkeys, Quail, Pheasants,Ducks, and all other game. Eggsin season. See space advertise-ment. W. J. MACKENSEN.Yardley, Pa.Member of the Game Guild. WATER FOWL. I can supply nearly all speciesof wild water fowl and eggs atattractive prices. Mallards, Pin-tails, Teal, Canvasbacks, R
RM2CNTTF0–. The Game breeder . Mem. PHEASANT EGGS AND PHEASANTS Pheasant eggs for sale up toMay 15, $25.00 per hundred.110 eggs sent for cash withorder after May 15, $20 per110 eggs. Pheasants for Sep-tember and October delivery.Write for prices. GEORGEBEAL, Levana Game Farm,R No. 1, Englishtown, NewJersey. LIVE GAME/ELK, DEER, WILDTurkeys, Quail, Pheasants,Ducks, and all other game. Eggsin season. See space advertise-ment. W. J. MACKENSEN.Yardley, Pa.Member of the Game Guild. WATER FOWL. I can supply nearly all speciesof wild water fowl and eggs atattractive prices. Mallards, Pin-tails, Teal, Canvasbac
RM2CNGBFG–. A hand-book to the game-birds . ^-^ RING-NECKED PHEASANT. LLOYDS NATURAL HISTORY.Edited by R. Bowdler Sharpe, LL.D., F.L.S., &c A HAND-BOOK TO THE GAME-BIRDS. BY W. R. OGILVIE-GRANT, ZOOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT, BRITISH MUSEUM. VOL. IL PHEASANTS {Continued), MEGAPODES, CURASSOWS,HOATZINS, BUSTARD-QUAILS. LONDON: EDWARD LLOYD, LIMITED,12, SALISBURY SQUARE, FLEET STREET. 1897. PRINTED BYWYMAN AND SONS, LIMITED. 5<^,S(^ MAR 2 9 1957 PREFACE. I TPiiNK that there can be no question as to the value of Mr.Ogilvie-Grants volumes on the Game-Birds, and I can testifyto the care which he has bestowed on t
RM2CNTR2B–. The Game breeder . PHEASANT EGGS AND PHEASANTS Pheasant eggs for sale up toMay 15, $25.00 per hundred.110 eggs sent for cash withorder after May 15, $20 per110 eggs. Pheasants for Sep-tember and October delivery.Write for prices. GEORGEBEAL, Levana Game Farm,R No. 1, Englishtown, NewJersey. LIVE GAME/ELK, DEER, WILDTurkeys, I Quail, Pheasants,Ducks, and all other game. Eggsin season. See space advertise-ment. W. J. MACKENSEN.Yardley, Pa.Member of the Game Guild. WATER FOWL. I can supply nearly all speciesof wild water fowl and eggs atattractive prices. Mallards, Pin-tails, Teal, Canvasbacks,
RM2CNTR3M–. The Game breeder . PHEASANT EGGS AND PHEASANTS Pheasant eggs for sale up toMay 15, $25.00 per hundred.110 eggs sent for cash withorder after May 15, $20 per110 eggs. Pheasants for Sep-tember and October delivery.Write for prices. GEORGEBEAL, Levana Game Farm,R No. 1, Englishtown, NewJersey. LIVE GAME/ELK, DEER, WILDTurkeys, I Quail, Pheasants,Ducks, and all other game. Eggsin season. See space advertise-ment. W. J. MACKENSEN.Yardley, Pa.Member of the Game Guild. WATER FOWL. I can supply nearly all speciesof wild water fowl and eggs atattractive prices. Mallards, Pin-tails, Teal, Canvasbacks,
RM2CNEGXA–. Birds and nature . thful. 1006. GoldetiEyed Ducks. 1007. Red Fox. 1008. Lioness and Cubs. 1009. Holland Water Scene. 1010. Lake Steamer. 1011. Skating- Scene. 1012. Mammoth Cave. Large pictures in the colors of nature. Price 25 cents each, or the six for $1.00, post-paid. All suitable for framing. 1201. Golden Pheasant, life size, 18x24 inches. I 1204. Chrysanthemum, 12^x20 inches. 1202. Song-of the Lark (Breton), 18x21 inches. 1205. Birth of American Flag-, 12x18 inches. 1203. Gladstone, the Grand Old Man, 18x24 inches. j 1206. Admiral Dewey, 10x20 inches. ft. W. MUMFORD. Publislier, 203 Ml
RMRH2JDF–. British birds. Birds. - - - -^-^^'A i /V 'd.^ /'' v. 'HE PHEASANT.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. London : Religious Tract Soc.
RMRHJY00–. Bird life in wild Wales. Birds. PHEASANT .s .i:„Vr. 99. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Walpole-Bond, J. A. London, T. Fisher Unwin
RMRE4EB2–. Pheasants and covert shooting. Pheasants. ^r ,; -^â 'â 'â .â â ^^-/-: '"I â. The Mongdi.ian Pheasant. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Maxwell, Aymer. London, Adam and Charles Black
RMREX2R2–. The Emu. Birds -- Periodicals; Birds -- Australasia Periodicals. Pheasant Feathers,. I, 2, Dacelo gigas. 3, Halcyon niacleayi. 4, H. sanctiis.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Australasian Ornithologists' Union; Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union. Melbourne : Australasian Ornithologists' Union
RMRH3JB7–. British birds. Birds. 68 BRITISH BIRDS. [vol. XV. that P. torquatiis was met with in France at that date. In any case a close inspection of the tapestry, which is known to have been repaired, gives the impression that the white on the neck of the Pheasant may have been part of this repair and therefore a comparatively modern addition, but of what actual date it is impossible to say since the tapestry has been hned. I must here thank the authorities at the Victoria and Albert Museum for their kindly assistance and. tk^ A SIXTEENTH CENTURY PORTRAIT OF THE PHEASANT. for their permission to rep
RMRHDAM2–. A book of birds. Birds. Platk XI. Fig. I A. (ii)ldeii Piieasant ('/ir-i/ii/iiph)tK iii<'li/,<j. Male.. Fig. 4. Silver Pheasant tOenwiim nt/cilie>uerns).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Pycraft, William Playne. London, Sidney Appleton
RMRE4PFF–. Pheasants; their natural history and practical management. Pheasants. Purpose in Beauty. 259 safely gauge the discrimination and taste of the lower animals may deny that the female Argus pheasant can appreciate such refined beauty ; but he will then be compelled to admit that the extraordinary attitudes assumed by the male during the act of courtship, by which the wonderful beauty of his plumage is fully displayed, are purposeless ; and this is a conclusion which I for one will never admit." The illustration, by the late Mr. T. W. Wood, speaks for itself; its accuracy of detail is remar
RMRHTJDM–. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. y BETTER FRUIT Volume IX MARCH, 1915 Number 9 GROWERS' COUNCIL OF 107 AND THE PLAN OF CONTROLLING MARKETING CONCERNS AND OBTAINING FULL MARKET VALUES FOR OUR FRUIT. The China pheasant, was introduced into OruKon by the late Judge Denny, and has increased rapidly. It is the most beautiful game bird in the world and the most fascinating for the sports- man, adding much to the attractiveness of the Northwest. Kastern visitors to the Panama- Pacific Exposition will see from the car windows large flocks of pheasants throughout the entire Willamette Valley, feeding i
RMRJP3TT–. The Avicultural magazine. Aviculture; Birds; Cage birds. 'iiA I.ATERAr. DISPI.AY OF THK PRACOCK-PHEASANT. (Fig. l). and is twisted round with its ocellated surface towards the hen, so that the plane of its fan-like expanse is vertical, the external tail-coverts of the off-side overlapping with their tips the back- wardly inclined tips of the secondaries of the expanded wing. Thus the fullest possible exhibition is made of the ocelli of the tail and of one wing. The only other point to be noticed is that the dusky crest on the crown of the head is turned forwards so as to overhang the base of
RMRGWX03–. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. Fio. 21.—a onio- cotes burnettii Pack. [Gonioeotes chi'ysoeephalus Giebel.) This parasite of the pheasant was first described by Giebel in 1866 under the name of Gonioeotes colehiei which lie afterward changed to the above. It is said to resemble the hologaster which affects the do- mestic fowl. THE CHICKEN GONIODES. {Goniodes dissimilis Kitzsch.) Although this species has been known for a considerable time,it seems not to have been abundant enough to receive frequent notice. Denny says: "I suspect this spec
RMRE4CE0–. A to Z of pigeons and bantams. Pigeons; Bantam chickens. 87 than once I have heard some lady exclaim, "Oh! aren't they the finest birds you ever saw?" pointing to the row of buffs. Right they are; there is no question about that. As setters and mothers there is no better. As I heard one fellow say: "They will set any place, on anything, and any length of time." Seldom breaking an egg or killing a chick, they have come to be the dependent birds of the pheasant breeders of the country, and they are the ones who value their eggs at long prices. As layers they are good, and s
RMRJ5C17–. Audubon and his journals [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 320 AUDUBON n*. Turkey, the Pheasant, and the Grouse, are also tolerably abundant, and as to trout in the streams — ah, reader, if you are an angler, do go there and try for yourself. For my part, I can only say that I have been made weary with pulling up from the rivulets the sparkling fish, al- lured by the struggles of the common grasshopper. A comical affair happened with the Bears, which I shall relate to you, good reader. A party of my friend Irish's raftsmen, returning from Mauch Chunk one afternoon, thro
RMRE4RYC–. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds. GALLING. 369 The Gallinse consists of three families. The PhasianidtB contains about 250 species, which are nearly cosmopolitan. The Cracidae con- tains about 50 species, which are confined to the tropical regions of. Gauuus. Deep plantar tendons of Domestic Fowl. the American continent. The Megapodida numbers about a score species, which inhabit Australia and the islands of the Malay Archi- pelago. Seven species of Phasianidae are found in Japan. 375. PHASIANUS TORQUATUS. (CHINESE RING-NECKED PHEASANT.) Phasianus torguatm, Gmelin,'Syst. Nat. i. p. 74
RMRHTA8P–. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. FIG. 8 LEGEND I | COMMON â 1 ABUNDANT MONTANA. CHINESE PHEASANT RANGE >^. MiCONt |/ i 1 <ff7. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Montana Fish and Game Commission. Helena, Mont. : Independent Pub. Co.
RMRDHNF6–. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. PHEASANT'S EYE HAT shall we say of names now ? The sneer at those 'â ' who allium call tlieii- onions and their leeks " nmst be C(.)ncealed for the present. Here is a precious old garden friend, the colours of which remind us of the eye of the pheasant, the most beautiful of our poultr)-, which becomes game in the kill- ing, and the scientific name of which takes us right away into the heart of legeudar)- lore. It is the flower of Adonis, too, the Adovi-'i (I IIIII III nails, and it is the " rose - a - rubie "
RMRHTA96–. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. MONTANA. HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE RANGE â I. FIG. 8 LEGEND I | COMMON â 1 ABUNDANT MONTANA. CHINESE PHEASANT RANGE >^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Montana Fish and Game Commission. Helena, Mont. : Independent Pub. Co.
RMREPN3F–. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. iCTf--:. C^.v^y.v .;i SILVErt PHEASANT.-(7,.f?,.y.;..;,.;.>- .V.v'Ao«cnis. tlOLDKN rili;ASANT.-7V«r,-,mi/i,, y,;,,,,.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
RMRJ5AFT–. Key to North American birds [microform] : containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 690 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. — GALUN^J: — ALECTOHOPODES. " I'AUTIIIUOK:" .SoutluTU and Mitldlc States, whoicvir the Huffed Gniusf is called " pheasant." (J : Foreliead. stipeiciliary liiii', and tiimat, white, hcirdered with hiaek ; erper parts varifirated with i-hestnnt, hlaek, gray and tawny, the latter edging th
RMRDNF5E–. Pets; their history and care. Pets. Coin-tcaij A'lianced Agriciitt>n-al l-'ub{i!>hin(/ Co. Soemmering Pheasant. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Crandall, Lee S. (Lee Saunders), 1887-1969; Evans, Howard E. fmo; Cornell University. College of Veterinary Medicine. Flower-Sprecher Veterinary Library. fmo. New York, H. Holt and company
RMRENXX3–. The study of animal life [microform]. Zoology; Zoologie. 164 The Study of Animal Life PART I I. FIG. .4.-Malc argus pheasant di>pbylng its plumage, tl'ron, l)arw»,.) rrs:«:s^Lr^r;.=":="°------^^ wmmm^^^^^%<w^m. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur), 1861-1933; Knight, Professor. Toronto : Morang
RMRJ1TWX–. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States and the Antilles in the years 1812, 1816, 1820 & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Zoology; Zoologie. BIOGKAPIIV. fil The poachers were completely deceived, and Wateiton used to enjoy the reports of their gun«, knowing tliat they were only wasting their sliot upon the wooden images,. f* I ! ii i'i WOODEK PHEASANT IN TREE. while the real birds were comfortably asleep under his eye. If the reader will refer to the illustration on page liG
RMREF2BJ–. Report on the birds of Pennsylvania : with special reference to the food habits, based on over four thousand stomach examinations. Birds. I t I' 104 BIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. ORDKH (iALLINJl. (iALLLA(E()US BIRDS. SuBOKDEK PIIASIANI. Pheasants, Quail, Etc. Family TETRAONID^. Grouse, Etc the grouse and quail. Only two species of this large and important family, containing some of the best known and most highly prized game birds, are found in Pennsylvania. These, the Rufled Grouse or Pheasant, and the Quail or Partridge, are reported as natives in nearly every county in the commonwealth. Fifty, s
RMREX3EG–. Dreer's wholesale price list : bulbs for florists plants for florists flower seeds for florists fungicides, fertilizers, insecticides, implements, etc. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. DOUBLE HOLLYHOCKS HYIiRID DELPHINIUMS DIanthus Plumarlus (Pheasant Eye Pink). Single mixed " Double mixed " Double Dwarf Erfurt " Semperflorens (Double Clove Pinki I^tlfollus atrococclneus, fl. pi. Bright fiery red double mixed DIglUlls Qloxlnlsflora, Lilac Purple " Rose
RMRE4PXC–. Pheasants; their natural history and practical management. Pheasants. 44 Distribution. The late Professor H. H. Giglioli, writing of Corsica, remarked : " I was repeatedly assured of the presence in the island, among the hills of Aleria on the eastern coast, of the pheasant Phasianus colchicus in a perfectly wild condition. I see that Mr. Jesse reports the same thing. ... I am still making inquiries on the subject ; but, as far as I can see, no record of its introduction by man is forthcoming." (Ibis, April, 1881.). ^ss^^^gS^i:^EZsra:c^^^. Please note that these images are extracte
RMRJ68CF–. The China or Denny pheasant in Oregon. Pheasants. [from old catalog]. t^'^M-S^^^.-i^ COLUMBIA SHARP-TAILED GROUSE (female) {Pediwcetes phasianellus columbianu?) One-third natural size. The Columbia sharp-tailed grouse is the "prairie chicken" ranging west of ^lontana, from central Alaska to California. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Shaw, William Thomas, 1873- [from old catalog]. Philadelphia &a
RMRHTBRC–. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. MONTANA STATE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION the present time, and I am not excepting the ruffed grouse, prairie chicken, the ringneck pheasant or dusky grouse. From every point of view the Hun- garian is the game bird that wins the admiration and approval of every sportsman who has made its acquaintance. That they seem well adapted to climates where the winter borders on the more severe and if given their freedom they will raise covies from 10 t
RMRJ30TN–. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. NORTH A.U:/fl('.S HIRDN. 179 1.48.* According to Major Bendire's observations he considers the number of eggs laid by this species as usually varying from seven to nine, and he considers eight a fair average number.. * * PuEasANX, or English Pheasant, Phasianus coUil/ius ** PHEASANT. I'haKUiiiHK mUhliiis I^inn. Geog. Dist.—Europe in general; Introduced into and naturalized in (?) Eastern United States. This species resembles very much the Ring-necked Pheasant. The male has no white ring about the
RMRJP42K–. The Avicultural magazine. Birds; Cage birds. ^ ^^y Bird Feeding my Speciality. ^ X Canary Seed all Grades, Hemp, Sunflower, Millets White Indi^ and Spray, Linseed, Niger, Trayle, Buckwheat, Dari and Mixtures for Parrots, Parrakeets, Pheasants, Doves, Quails, Foreign Seedeaters.. "Mosquito" feeds British and Foreign Insectivorous Birds. ''Starlo" a cheaper food for Hardier Insectivorous Birds. " Omnivo " for Crows, Jays, Pies, and Pheasant-like Birds. Mealworms, Ant Cocoons, Dried Flies, Gentles. WE KEEP BIRDS OF ALL KINDS TO TEST FOOD UPON. I Postal Consultations Fre
RMRDACJ3–. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. PHOTOGRAPHING THE NliST LIFE OF THE OSPREY 257 of the birds from the fact that I still re- mained behind. To my rehef, everything proceeded ac- cording to plan and I obtained the first of my records. THE YOUNG OSPREY RESEMBLES A PHEASANT In due time the young ospreys hatched— little fellows covered with prettily marked, brownish down, rather like young pheas- ants. While the female brooded them, the snowy-breasted male perched and re- mained on the stick at the back of the nest, as if to complete the family group. Pres- ently h
RMRGFCGE–. Bulletin of the Michigan Ornithological Club. Michigan Ornithological Club; Birds. 92 Bulletin of the ing scenes will attract no less interest. The latter are similar to the author's well known illustrations in his "In Brush, Sedge and Stubble.*' Following the "Introduction" and chapters on "Guns and Dogs," '"Game Clubs, Parks and Preserves," the work is divided into three parts: (i) "Gallinaceous Birds" (bob-white, turkey, pheasant, grouse, I *. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enha
RMRE53H7–. Pheasants; their natural history and practical management. Pheasants. 240 PHEASANTS FOR COVERTS AND AVIARIES. Twelve different species of kaleege have at various times been shown in the Zoological Gardens^ Regent's Park. Of these the greater number have bred either with their own species or have produced liybrids with other hiiplocami. Amongst those that breed the most freely may Ijo mentioned Swinhoe's pheasant {fJ. swinhoil), tlie |mrple kaleege {E. ]iorsJitl(U), ihr black-l)a,cl-:ed kaleege {E. vir/aiiotas), and the white-crested {E. iil]i(i-crist(itu!<). The differeut species of Eiiii
RMRDNF5A–. Pets; their history and care. Pets. Coin-tcaij A'lianced Agriciitt>n-al l-'ub{i!>hin(/ Co. Soemmering Pheasant. Vieillot Fire-back Pheasant. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Crandall, Lee S. (Lee Saunders), 1887-1969; Evans, Howard E. fmo; Cornell University. College of Veterinary Medicine. Flower-Sprecher Veterinary Library. fmo. New York, H. Holt and company
RMRE4PKN–. Pheasants; their natural history and practical management. Pheasants. First and Second Crosses. l{)7 On the Elveden estate a hybrid Reeves is said to have proved fertile, and Sir Digby Pigott on inquiry has received the following letter from the head gamekeeper, W. Hill :â " I had some four or five Eeeves hybrids (hens) penned with the common pheasant, P. colchicus, about three seasons ago, and they were fertile and several yonng were reared. " I have also known of several second, and I maj' say third â crosses, but the curious fact is that whereas the first cross is a magnificent
RMRDRC3K–. Natural history. For the use of schools and families. Zoology. SCRATCHING BIKDS. 169 than in any other birds of this family, are loose folds of skin well supplied with blood-vessels. These become redder and fuller when the Turkey is excited, just as the cheeks of man are reddened in blushing. The true Pheas- ants are allied to the Fowls. They are found wild in va- rious parts of Asia.i 'Ae most splendid species is the *lCrgHs Pheasant, Fig. 137, a native of Sumatra, Malacca, and the southeast part of Asia. The beautiful eye-spots on its plumage sug- gested the name of Argus, the shep- herd,
RMRE4XE8–. The pheasant. Natural history. Pheasants; Game and game-birds. LANDSCAPE AND LARDER 221 estates in England; and the beat known as ' Hangings arid Jennings,' where you shoot all day in a sheltered valley between coverts on the slopes on either hand, and where every bird comes over really high, is an excellent example of a beautiful day's shooting on a spot which under an older regime gave but indifferent sport.. In making rides for the express purpose of your sport, you must, as I have before observed, do so without reference to existing roads or paths, unless these run favourably for your ob
RMRDP0RC–. Minute marvels of nature, being some revelations of the microscope, exhibited by photomicrographs taken by the author. Natural history; Microscopes. 142 MINUTE MARVELS OF NATURE the parasite of the Pheasant, attached by its natural cement to the quill of the feather. And as a still further example from familiar birds, the prettily sculptured and porcelain-like eggs. Fig. 90. E^s of a fowl parasite, x 2q diameter.s of the parasite of the Peacock are shown in Fig. 92. The living matter contained in the tinv eo-o-s of insects is protected by three external coats. Beside the shell proper there i
RMRFCK93–. Hunters at regulated plant-and-shoot pheasant areas in western Washington. UliHt Lftl 1973 USDA FOREST SERVICE RESEARCH PAPER PNW-160. Hunters at Regulated Plant-and-Shoot Pheasant Areas in Western Washington Dale R. Potter, John C. Hendee and Lee E. Evison 'ACIFIC NORTHWEST FOREST AND RANGE EXPERIMENT STATION I S.DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Potter, Dale R; Hen
RMRJRD0N–. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. 226 THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM MAGAZINE.. Nest of the Wedge-tailed EaSle. [Photo—C.Biirrett. We should save our eagles and other birds of piey from the fate that is over- taking their " cousins " in the British Isles. Happily, in Australia, we do not pamper partridge and pheasant against the " Opening Day." Game- keepers as a class, I believe, are largely responsible for the decrease of hawks and owls in England. In the army I met one of these game preservers, a })ulky sergeant-major. I argued with him in vain. '" They re v
RMRF3PMH–. Hunters at regulated plant-and-shoot pheasant areas in western Washington. UliHt Lftl 1973 USDA FOREST SERVICE RESEARCH PAPER PNW-160. Hunters at Regulated Plant-and-Shoot Pheasant Areas in Western Washington Dale R. Potter, John C. Hendee and Lee E. Evison 'ACIFIC NORTHWEST FOREST AND RANGE EXPERIMENT STATION I S.DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Potter, Dale R; Hen
RMRDNPPN–. Short sketches of the wild sports & natural history of the highlands. Hunting; Natural history. 92 WILD SPORTS OF-THE HIGHLANDS chap, ix him several yards along the road; and this done, she ran at my heels like a .barn-dooj- hen. As I passed, I saw her newly- hatched broo^ along the edge of fl^e^r path. I have known a pheasant do' exactly the same thing. .Wild ducks, snipes, woodcocks, and many other shy birds, will, also throw them- selves bodily withifi the i;each of destruction'iri defence of their young. .. whitetheoat's .nest. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned
RMRE53KF–. Pheasants; their natural history and practical management. Pheasants. rUINCE OF WALES'S PHEASANT. 209 capable of Hying .si> well as to lie shot in mistake for an ordinary bird. The hens of this species are remarkalde for the absence of niarkino-s on the lireast, and the str(.)n!J-ly marked bars on the whole of the flight. Feathers. I cannot refrain from calling attention t(j the great success in ri'aring these birds, winch is detailed in t'olouel Siiiideihi.nd's com- ninnication—a snccess obviously due to tlie size of his pens, and to his ydimg birds being allowed to roam at large under t
RMRH3D41–. British birds. Birds. LETTERS SUPPOSED PHEASANT AND BLACKGROUSE HYBRID IN NORFOLK. To the Editors of British Birds. Sirs,—I am afraid I have inadvertently made it appear as if the remarkable hybrids shot at Hunstanton {B.B., XV., 292, XVI., 60) had been wrongly identified by Mr. Gladstone, who in fact never saw them. I trusted to the identification of Mr. Robartes, Mr. Oliverson, and the head gamekeeper, but the verification of cross-breeds is never an easy task. J. H. CtUrney. Keswick Hall, Norfolk. THE MOULT OF THE COMMON SCOTER. To the Editors of British Birds. Sirs,—In A Practical Handbo
RMRG36N4–. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 32 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION r PHEASANT KILL 1940 ONE DOT FOR 200 PHEASANTS. MAP or CALIFORNIA OC^nruzur or natural HfSOuflCES DwiSrON or riSM t camc I STATC or CALirOHMW Jti. Fig. evaluation of certain diseases of wildlife has been based on the findings in similar domestic species but we are finding, as in the case of coccidiosis in valley quail, that the picture may be vastly different in many respects and therefore requires a differ
RMRE1C0T–. The diseases of poultry . Poultry; 1899. 42 DISEASES OF POULTRY. c. In Fig. 6 D the worms are shown attached to the mucous membrane of the trachea. This is a drawing from the windpipe of a pheasant, that has been slit open to show the worms as they are found in affected birds. In this bird about ^ig. s.-a pair of tTlirtv nairs of sy"games (enlarg-ed iniriy pdirs, oi ^^^^ diameters); a, worms were found Solfti of fe'mail'U^i in various stages of f„-- i| Lm?eU?,; development, and f"" "^side. it can be seen that the obstruction of the air passage was almost or quite complet
RMRN50DH–. Animal biology. Zoology; Biology. 412 METAZOAN PHYLA Air sacs do not lighten the bird's body to any appreciable extent when the bird is in the air, as is often stated, though they do lighten it when the bird is swimming. Another requirement of an airplane is the posses- sion of planes for support; in a bird the wings and tail furnish such planes, giving a broad surface for support and also being capable of adjustment. I K Fig. 300.—Beaks of birds. From mounted specimens. A, generalized beak of ring- necked pheasant. X }i- B, straining beak of canvasback duck. X H- C, spearing beak of bittern
RMRJRD08–. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. Nest of the Wedge-tailed EaSle. [Photo—C.Biirrett. We should save our eagles and other birds of piey from the fate that is over- taking their " cousins " in the British Isles. Happily, in Australia, we do not pamper partridge and pheasant against the " Opening Day." Game- keepers as a class, I believe, are largely responsible for the decrease of hawks and owls in England. In the army I met one of these game preservers, a })ulky sergeant-major. I argued with him in vain. '" They re vermin, are "awks and owls,"
RMRJ1WP5–. Fishing and shooting along the lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway, in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, the Maritime Provinces, the prairies and mountains of western Canada, and in the state of Maine [microform]. Fishing; Hunting; Pêche sportive; Chasse. CLOSE SEASONS FOR GAME AND FISH. led for any animal be taken or had in heir reserves. No of the animals or he Province must als or birds named, trout may not be toher 5 and Decern- May 15; sturgeon, September 15 and i 1, deer, antelope or ary to ist October, lartridge, pheasant. I September; limit, Id duck, from 15th la
RMRG448T–. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. FORTY-FIRST BIENNIAL REPORT 35 Project 22-R. The Life History and MiiniiKfnieiii <.f tin- I{iiiK-in'C'k<'<l riu'iisaiit in California. This project is evaluatini; tlic t-fffcts of a;,'riracli<-i's on pheasant populations, especially in the Butte Sink area. Also, tin- survival of n-leaseil game farm phea.sants raised from wild stock is lieins; compared with jdieasani releases made from regular game farm stock. Management pr
RMREPNA9–. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. - wf ^â i'l. /'C le Ijird will suffer her allbrding a bountiful e with a very slight the pheasant of our iven to such a eourso, s])ee(l, threailiiin; till' h ])(' thick, l!ut if it uul cm»turcd without â iljuted to the ostrich, inr the lu'iircst Ijusli, i;s it ii'(.)iii its laucied ii, like the reniaiiidiT ashen oivj-, ;ind the li Idu.i;- lilack jKHiitod cathei's of the wings I the featliers of the with three ])aiiils of h'atlicrs. Till' nnili.'r )lackish hrown with n size the Leipoa is. Pleas
RMREW4GJ–. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Zoology; Zoologie. I no niOGHAPIIY. Vf . 11 iii ii'< Wnod'-n as loiig m a plieasant's body. A lath fastouecl to one oiid j)kca,iaiit.i. j^jj^Jq j^ capital tiiil, and all that was needed was to trim the shoulder to the neck, and put a head on the other end, a nail doing duty for a bealc. ''mm T ^. STni'fTrRK OF WOflDION PHEASANT. By the time that the
RMRDMN94–. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. THE GAME-BIRDS AND RAILS 27. Wi.lo by Sih,l.,,nc Fh.to. Co.] The WEKA-RAIL though fai}-I Idrgc, are uiclcn fr.r fight have referred. It is about as large as a pheasant, but lacks its splendour, being soberly clad in brow n and blaclc. Un- like its relative, it breeds in a burrow, which it digs for itself b}' the aid of its bill. The name " weka " was given it by the Maoris. The CoMM<)N Water- hen, or MOOR-IIEX, is one of the most familiar birds of the London parks. Althou
RMRDMNK0–. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. rh„e by Sihtlaslii Phola. Ci.] [/"jm-i', G.,. n REEVES'S PHEASANT T/iis !S a natifc of Nwth jnJ IVeit China, and has, been intr, duccd into Britain. Photo by H'. P. Dando, F.Z.S. AMHERST^S PHEASANT This bird is moulting : in jull dress the cjpe is tvhite and the rr^^t blood-red. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the
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