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slightly glossy. They vary from cream-colour to pale stone-colour. 

 Many are quite plain ; a few exhibit some reddish-brown dots at 

 the larger end. They measure from 2-05 to 2-25 iu length, and 

 from 1-5 to 1-55 in breadth. 



4. Himalayas. Hume Coll. 



•2. Himalayas. Gould Coll. 



•'j. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 dens, London). 



Genus PHASIANUS, Linn. 



The eggs of the True Pheasants vary from a short broad oval 

 form to pyriform, and they are smooth aud glossy. They appear 

 to be always unmarked. 



Phasianus colcMcus, Linn. 



Phasianns colchicus, Thien. Fortpflanz. (/es. Vog. p. 20, tab. via. fig. 3 

 (184:5-54); Baedeker, Eier Em: jiip. tab. 65. fig. 1 (1855-63); 

 Hetritson, Eqqs of Brit. Birds, i. p. 276, pi. Ixviii. (1856) ; Dresser, 

 Birds Eur. vi'i. p. 85 (1879) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 445, pi. 21 

 (1884); Graiit, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 320 (1893); Seehohn, 

 Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 275, pi. 59. fig. 9 (1896); Sharpe, Hand-I. 

 i. p. 37 (1899). 



The majority of the eggs of the Common Pheasant are of an 

 olive-brown colour, but eggs are frequently met with which are of a 

 greenish blue, greenish white, pale stone-colour, clear brown or 

 brownish cream-colour. They measure from I'T to 1'9 in length, 

 and from 1-35 to 1*45 iu breadth. 



1. Scotland {Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 



4. Drumnadrocliir, In\erness {A. Seebohm Coll. 



Lnwler: Hargitt Coll.). 



4. North Berwick (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 



8. Challiill, Northumbeiland (E. V. Seebohm Coll, 



Seebohm). 



6. Haddon Hall, Derbyshire. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Phasianus torquatus, Gm. 



Phasianns torquatus, Thien. Fortpflnnz. (jes Vliq. p. 21, tab. vii. f!?. 2 

 (1845-54) ; Baedeker, Eier Eur. Tog. tab. 65. iig. 3 (1855-63) ; Grant, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. .xxii. p. 331 (1893) ; &harpe, Hand-l. i. p. 37 (1899). 



The eggs of the Chinese King-necked Pheasant are subject to 

 much variation, the prevailing colour being, however, olive of various 

 shades. Other tints met with are pale stone-colour, greenish white 

 and buff. They measure from 1"6 to 1'8 in length, and from 

 1'3 to 1'4 in breadth. 



2. Laid in confinement. (Tould Coll. 



3. Shanghai, China {B. Swinhoe). Seebohm Coll. 

 6. Tsusima, Japan, 24th Mav (P. ^4. Seebohm Coll. 



Hoist). 

 12. Tsusima, 31st May (P. A. //.). Seebohm Coll. 



