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the northern parts of both continents, after pass- 
ing the summer in which, it migrates southwards. 
It also occurs in England, but does not appear to 
remain with us all the winter, the few that have 
been seen towards that season having been observed 
only in the course of their migrations. The Red- 
necked Phalarope breeds in the Orkney and Shet- 
land Islands, where it inhabits the margin of the 
lakes, near the edge of which it forms its nest in | 
the grass, depositing in it four eggs of a light olive 
or oil-green colour, spotted with brownish black. 
It swims with great ease, but is incapable of diving. 
It has also been seen out at sea among floating 
seaweed. It feeds on insects, crustacea, and worms. 
PHEASANT, RING-NECK. 
BouEMIAN PHEASANT. 
PHASIANUS coLcHICUS, Lin. 
The Pheasant is now found numerously distri- 
buted throughout a great part of Europe. In its 
native haunts in Asia it is very abundant; and, 
although not a native of this country, is now 
generally dispersed in Great Britain and Ireland. 
Naturalized as it is, in some manner, in this country, 
it could not subsist with us were it left to its own 
resources, and is therefore nourished in preserves. 
The males generally keep by themselves in winter, 
