W B Tegetmeier

Pheasants W B Tegetmeier

This special re-print edition of W. B. Tegetmeier's book "Pheasants: Their Natural History and Practical Management" is a treasury of information on the keeping of various types of pheasants. Written in 1881, this classic text contains well over 150 pages of practical information about Pheasants and how to breed and care for them. Chapters include The Natural History of Pheasants with Notes on their Habits, Introduction and Distribution, Their Management on Game Preserves, The Management of Pheasants in Confinement, Diseases of Pheasants, and also chapters on the Common Pheasant, the Chinese Pheasant, the Japanese Pheasant, Soemmerring's Pheasants, the Reeve's Pheasant, the Amherst Pheasant, Silver Pheasants, Eared Pheasants, the Impeyen Pheasant, The Argus Pheasant and also an Appendix on how to transport pheasants safely. Lavishly illustrated with historic artwork of pheasants from the 19th Century. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.