. The American sportsman: containing hints to sportsmen, notes on shooting, and the habits of the game birds, and wild fowl of America . erica. 3. These Birds commence pairing in March and April. Thenest usually contains from five to twelve eggs. 4. The Cock Pheasant is not faithful to one mate alone;neither does he assist in incubation, or in the care of the associate together in small bands till the young are fullgrown, when they all pack indiscriminately together. 5. The Cock Bird attracts the attention of the Hen, and se-duces her from her nest, by making a peculiar noise, terme
. The American sportsman: containing hints to sportsmen, notes on shooting, and the habits of the game birds, and wild fowl of America . erica. 3. These Birds commence pairing in March and April. Thenest usually contains from five to twelve eggs. 4. The Cock Pheasant is not faithful to one mate alone;neither does he assist in incubation, or in the care of the associate together in small bands till the young are fullgrown, when they all pack indiscriminately together. 5. The Cock Bird attracts the attention of the Hen, and se-duces her from her nest, by making a peculiar noise, termedDrumming. 6. At the Drumming season they are very pugnacious, andfrequent battles take place among the males at this time. 7. The prevalent opinion that the flesh of the Pheasant be-comes poisonous by partaking of the leaves and berries of themountain laurel, is all fallacious, and may, without hesitation,be classed among the list of vulgar errors. 8. Pheasants are partial to wild strawberries, dewberries,whortleberries, &c., in fact, all kinds of fruit; their flesh iswhite, and far more delicate than that of the Prairie 10 ■y^ >^ i^l 1^ ^.Mft^^^5 ■>jj- <\ N
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