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GALLING. 



SUB-FAMILY II. 

 Phasianix.e. The True Pheasants. 



Gen. Charac— Tail more or less lengthened, greatly cuneated, and composed 

 of narrow and cuneated feathers. 



Fig. 117. — the common pheasant. 

 (FhasiuKus Colchieus.) 



The native countries of these birds are tlie moun- 

 tainous districts of Asia, extending even to Japan, 

 but some of the species have become naturalized in 

 the temperate parts of Europe. They are found 



