. . lso in British Columbia. Inmany localities they have become so abundant that an openseason is allowed for hunting them. So beautiful are theythat taxidermists are kept busy in the open season mount-ing these birds as an article of commerce. Some of theCentral and Western States have introduced these pheas-ants with more or less success. Dr. Dawson, in his Birdsof Ohio, says: The successful introduction into our Stateof this splendid game bird really marks a new era in thehistory of sports, and its event should be hailed with deli
. . lso in British Columbia. Inmany localities they have become so abundant that an openseason is allowed for hunting them. So beautiful are theythat taxidermists are kept busy in the open season mount-ing these birds as an article of commerce. Some of theCentral and Western States have introduced these pheas-ants with more or less success. Dr. Dawson, in his Birdsof Ohio, says: The successful introduction into our Stateof this splendid game bird really marks a new era in thehistory of sports, and its event should be hailed with delightby all true sportsmen. Quick on the wing, rapid, prolific,hardy, this handsome pheasant is admirably adapted to takethe place of those larger native game birds, the wild turkey,the prairie chicken, and the ruffed grouse, which are nolonger available to us. They, hke grouse, more than payfor the grain they consume, by destroying insects. It issaid the bird introduced with the greatest success is a crossbetween the English ring-necked and Mongolian >.», %
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