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Male Reeves Pheasant 
CHAPTER II 
Varieties of Pheasants 
s HERE are many varieties of pheasants, but 
| for practical purposes they may be divided 
into two general classes, (1) those used as 
game, and (2) those used exclusively for 
show and ornamentation. In the first class 
there are three principal varieties: The 
Chinese (Phasianus torquatus), common or 
English Black-neck (Phasianus colchicus) 
and the English Ring-neck (Phasianus col- 
chicus-torquatus). Other varieties closely allied to these are the 
Japanese (Phasianus versicolor), Mongolian (Phasianus mon- 
golicus), Reeves (Phasianus reevesit), Hagenbeck (Phasianus ha- 
genbecki), Prince of Wales (Phasianus principalis) and Soem- 
merring’s (Phasianus soemmerringii) ; but the three kinds first 
named are by far the most prominent game varieties. The latter 
named pheasants are reared for their beautiful plumage, the Jap- 
anese and Reeves being the most common. ‘The Mongolian comes 
from the interior of China and there are very few true Mongolian 
pheasants in America. All of the above named birds are true pheas- 
ants of which the generic scientific name is Phasianus. The Golden 
(Chrysolophus pictus), the Amherst (Chrysolophus amherstit) and 
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