By Ferd. J. Sudow, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 



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BLACK NECK PHEASANTS 



The Black Neck Pheasants resemble the Chinese in plumage and size, but have no white 

 ring around the neck. Excellent breeders. Hen averages eighty eggs in season. Season 

 April till August. Weight about three Ibs. 



THE COMMON PHEASANTS 



The birds are fine table delicacies and are largely planted to-day in the State of Oregon. 

 The male has a purple neck glossed with green, a long pointed tail of olive color barred with 

 black and fringed with maroon. Hen of mottled brown. They are very strong on the wing, 

 hearty and well fitting for the covert, fine breeders. Hen averages eighty eggs in a 

 season March till August. Average weight about three Ibs. 



Common Chinese, English and ringneck pheasants, when running at large, multiply 

 again as fast as quail. A hen will raise from 35 to 40 young in a season. The chicks are 

 known to leave their mother as early as three weeks old. We have to-day game preserves 

 in England where as many as 5,000 pheasants are shot in a season. All varieties of pheasants 

 breed the first year, but two and three year-old birds breed much better. The breeding 

 qualities last from twelve to fifteen years. 



