SMALL GAME 65 



The ringed-neck pheasant (Phasianus torquatus. ) 



The ringless ,, ( ,, decoUatus.) 



" The Golden ,, (Chrysolophus pictus. ) 



Darwin's ,, (Phasianus Darwini.) 



Reeves' ,, ( ,, Reevesi.) 



Strauch's ,, ( ,, Strauchi.) 



Stone's ,, ( ,, elegans. ) 



Elliot's ,, (Chrysolophus EUioti.) 



Lady Amherst ,, ( ,, Amherstiae. ) 



The ringed-necked or collared pheasant 

 is the bird so familiar not only in China 

 bnt in England and America. Food, 

 shelter and water are the sine qua 7ion of a 

 pheasant's existence, " and where these do 

 most abound there the pheasant will be 

 found." As far as north and mid China 

 are concerned birds are found in greatest 

 numbers on the ricli grain lands watered by 

 the Whang-Ho and Yangtze rivers ; and a 

 similar condition possibly prevails in the 

 valley of the Sikiang or West River in the 

 south. But the pheasant by no means 

 confines itself to the plains, a fact recognis- 

 ed by the Chinese themselves who, in the 

 mountainous regions, term it the San Chi 

 or hill fowl. However, wherever met with, 

 the pheasant always affords sport, for it 

 possesses all those qualities, pluck, strength, 

 cunning and speed which command the 



