. Propagation of wild birds; a manual of applied ornithology, treating of practical methods of propagation of quails, grouse, wild turkey, pheasants, partridges, pigeons and doves, and waterfowl, in America, and of attracting and increasing wild birds in general, including song-birds . backs it to the north andwest, and in addition a high fence of cornstalk thatch hasbeen made. Close up under this fence, facing south, are lowthatched shelters, with litter on the ground. Now and thenthe fowl are fed under these shelters, and food is left there forthem. They have learned now to use these of thei
. Propagation of wild birds; a manual of applied ornithology, treating of practical methods of propagation of quails, grouse, wild turkey, pheasants, partridges, pigeons and doves, and waterfowl, in America, and of attracting and increasing wild birds in general, including song-birds . backs it to the north andwest, and in addition a high fence of cornstalk thatch hasbeen made. Close up under this fence, facing south, are lowthatched shelters, with litter on the ground. Now and thenthe fowl are fed under these shelters, and food is left there forthem. They have learned now to use these of their own ac-cord in severe weather. The keeper closes the gate at night,especially to keep out foxes, and, when the weather moder-ates, breaks the ice for them. Already the temperature hasbeen 24° below zero, but not a duck appears to have suffered. On the estate of E. C. Converse at Greenwich, Connecti-cut, the stock of young wild ducks, which stayed out on thepond through the severe winter of 1914, mostly survived,but seemed weakened. This winter E. Aubry, in charge, istreating them like his Pekin ducks. Canvasbacks and allhave learned to go of their own accord into a house, and arelet out to swim during daytime. They are receiving astimulating diet, and are looking
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