Family PHASIANIDAE. 



Phasianus colchicus L. — Pheasant. 



(Plate 113, fig. a-c). 

 (Snouckaert: Avifauna Neerlandica, p. 78, No. 182). 



Colour of surface of shell: 



Average dimensions: 



Average weight of shell : 



Texture of shell : 



Shape : 



Nest: 



Site of nest: 



Number of eggs: 

 Breeding season: 



greyish olive-green; olive-yellow or olive- 

 brown. 



45.15 ]■'_ 35.55 millimetres. 



2.91 grams. 



smooth, with clearly visible pores. 



ovoidal. 



composed of vegetable materials. 



in a shallow hollow in the ground; in long 

 grass; in clover and corn-fields; under 

 shrubs, etc. 



8—12 (sometimes more). 



beginning of April (sometimes end of March) 

 — end of June (sometimes till the begin- 

 ning of August). 



Duration of incubation: 



about 25 days. 



