New-York tribune., 1903-05-31

jungle fowl black swans from Australia rare
peacocks, famingoes from Florida and India
game fowl are being bred with success. Nor IS
the practical side overlooked for in connection
with the game birds there a poultry farm with
an annual capacity of fifteen thousand broiIers,
ten thousand ducks and three thousand pigeons.
1t is a year since Mrs. Gould began her
collection of pheasants though she has always
been fond of th' birds. 1T Is the most fasci-
mating pastime I imagine" she said the
other day. I spend half my day over here and
the birds always have something to show
me. They are beautiful. any must admit.
and they have ways of their which well
worth studying
Come and see my particular pet" she said.
leading the way 10 a rooted pagOda in
which the birds which come from a particularly
warm climate kept.
There futter of wings an almost i'm
perceptible patter of feet. flash of color and L
beautiful Japanese fireback pheasant put his
head through the wire mesh He jabbered away
at a frightfu rate until Mrs Gould spoke
him. He listened. head sageiy cooked
side and then he answered As best he could.
He always does this when 1 come to see him.
and h seems to have an irresistible desire 10
talk" she said. I cali him Stockbroker-"
He does sound like ticker, said one Of
he party.
He talks so much and says 50 little" ex-
r'atned Mrs. Could IaughingIy. Isn't that he
way with stockbrokersa'
"Sumetimes they say great deal" declared
MI Gould, with dry smile.
In this same curious house the argus
Theasauts large birds with long tails. which
worth $500 i pair. Mrs. Gould has the only
pair in America. The male argus IS not brill
ianty coiored like most pheasauts. its feather
coat being a sedate brown. Each feather is
most deIicateIy lined with Il lighter brown. and
in that the beauty lies So fine is this lining
that the effect is almost that Of etching The
tail feathers of the male bird of consider
able value. according to the number of rings
they bear The price is usually figured at 81
for each ring and sometimes there are as man3
as forty The shorter feathers are used to trim
hats and the longer ones are set up in GllS
| cases for their curious beauty.
The birds from the HimaIaya and colder
parts of India are kept in aviares built
around cedar trees in a grove of tall IoCusts
! This grove with its shaded walks. gardens
/ of flowers. and long arbors covered with
roses and wistaUia. viii be a most attractive
| feature of the Gould estate when completed 1t
is half a mile from the site where Mr., Gould ex-
poets to erect his stone castle and like it. COM
mands an excellent view of q long sweep Of
Long Island Sound Back Of the grove is l
! series of low stone buildings. forming u most
complete poultry farm equipment.
! Each variety of pheasant has ayiary 10
| itself. In most cases the brilliant male has
! couple of sombre mates, and invariably he rules
| the roost. The varieties differ 50 in colornS
! and size that they hardly seem to belong to the
/ same family. There is the Lady Amherst. WITH
a tail eight feet long. and feathers OF white.
green yellow and blue There IS the SWinhoe.
with dark blue as his predominating color. and
crimson red eye trimmings for decided con-
/ trast There is the Highbred. which one can
count ten coIors more brilliant than any parrot
ever sported And so it goes through 4 long
list of birds from India, China. Japan and other
! faraway places.
! Pheasants are not good mothers. and Mrs
Gould has been experimenting with incubators.