Newport daily independent., 1911-12-04

stances $ are advising that these bigqs
be reared on farms and In orchards.
About the only native game birds
that now make their Homes in and
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1t has only been within the past few
years that any. considerable interest
has been shown III different parts OF
the@oountry-oyer the importation and
raising Of such foreign game birds as
English and Chinese pheasants and
European partridges. ~ 's-..R
Several Varieties OF pheasants have
been brought to America from Europe
and Asia The two most common are
the Chinese ringneck and the English.
The Chinese ri1gneck pheasae has a
broad white ring around It's peck, just
below the fridescent greeh and just
above the variouss shades Of red End
brown, where the neck; joins the body.
What is generally called the English
pheasant does not have this white ring
shout the neck. s'' $500 rs
Z The Hungarian or gray partridge OF
Europe is another foreign bird that Is
being introduced quite extensively into.
the United States with the idea Of
making IT a good citizen. While it IS
called the Hungarian partridge, it has
wide range that extends over many
PARTS Of Europe The bird is sabont
one-third larger than our native bob
white At. a distance Of from rs to,
10 yards the color Of this bird does
not seem very different from that Of
Dob white, but closer inspection shows
mat the shades Of brown in the Hun
yarian bird are more prohounced, being
hlisaf ter andadeeuer ongt the head, sides
# body and back with stripes showing
tendency to run around the body
rather than lengthwise, as in bob
white.
Since July 1, 1900, over 81, 900. OF
these birds have been imported at a
cost Of about $4,000 for Introduction
INTO zAmsrira nd .ffor ests, .prin-
,ipai1yy' with the idea 81 stocking game
localities and preserves; 10000 \ of
.hese birds were imported during me
WY vaafs fS 3lIs a IA 1909 4H'.ea III
/ The history of the 16a4y sfforts tp
fepf fiagh@k bHsasapfs ndsHungphf,
III partridge n the United States dHsas
lot lend any very great encou agemSHt
o thoEe who are thinking OF ISngaahg
q the pheasant and partridge rearfhg
sstisirebs. Many OF the birds hat have
,een turned loose are knows to hANa
w. BBill 49, sh6 dattHgd yod4k,N
ind from nearly every locality cd11e
early reports Of the success of the
sen pres. However, in the course I3r
! wv years, discouraging rep6}fs
xoJ d follow and most of the exp4i-
ne1 seem to have turned out poorly.
Al very careful study. OF the life Hb-
;ory of any species animal or pf33t
,ho5 ID be ND q tine its hal Ills
and #charaf lts wouldAe
,,ela 9ons Il u sng a vironment b.
'ore#it is given 3 d16s to becomh b
oar}Rof anew. 6aadItry. l can seel 10
eaa IN. however inv the ringneck
'he ant SAsiAd TnSk sAAyes a place. Iin
,ur ountry. The fact5hat,A is a large
ine1Eame ana sdhpIe bird would bB a
'ufA eient ,euarslt TIA III itself that 1t
you y never bepsfhe 30 common rs
unwelcomassin a1counsry whfAe
yan birds are gradually decreasing
n 4mber and where the number adr
lun Prs with rapid IRE guns is rapidly
nclGasing #A HI
\ al regards the Hungarian partridge
ar not SO sure about Hs relation stp
sur Forests and fields, sGtlis a sohie-
Sla larger " Mali than lin kuail, bdtlI
nm pt see Wherein it would be any
,stt +. The dbits of these partridgas
ls Eect an weed lSeed eaters are Hqt
ID ell knA \, at' least, what sbiV
Wos be IL seur flsld6 Ana otEApSHs
Sfh conditions IN 4 different73i3dh
@ found in their native haudM If
Huced, being larger than ouf I3sth
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