. Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history . Zoology; Taxidermy. BIOGEAPHY. 61 The poachers were completely deceived, and Waterton used to enjoy the reports of their guns, knowing that they were only wasting their shot upon the wooden WOODEN PHEASANT IN TREE. while the real birds were comfortably asleep under his eye. If the reader will refer to the illustration on page 36, he will see that on the r
. Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history . Zoology; Taxidermy. BIOGEAPHY. 61 The poachers were completely deceived, and Waterton used to enjoy the reports of their guns, knowing that they were only wasting their shot upon the wooden WOODEN PHEASANT IN TREE. while the real birds were comfortably asleep under his eye. If the reader will refer to the illustration on page 36, he will see that on the right hand, and near the poplar, is a rather curious circular object. This represents the pheasant fortress in question, and, although the small size prohibits any detail, the general shape and appearance a,re sufficiently shown. It will also be seen how close to the house is the fortress, so as to be under the master's eye. He made several more of these ingenious refuges, of which other birds besides the pheasants took full ad- vantage. There was not a tree in the park that "Waterton did not know, and, if the smallest damage were done, he would be sure to find it out. One day I found the keeper much disturbed, ha\'ing discovered some shot in a tree trunk, and being quite sure that he would be called to account. 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 Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865. London ; New York : Macmillan
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