132 PHEASANT. 



on the same tree. It would appear that two hens will 

 sometimes lay in one and the same nest, and also that 

 that of the Partridge will occasionally be made use 

 of, even if it already contain eggs, the Pheasant ex- 

 pelling their proper owner, and hatching them with 

 her own, and bringing up the young. The eggs are 

 subject to considerable malformation. Mr. Hewitson 

 mentions one sent to him by the Hon. Mr. Liddell, 

 which was of a cylindrical shape. 



