TABLE OF PHEASANT CROSSES. As will have been gathered 

 from what has been written above, many species or sub-species of pheas- 

 ants may be crossed and, in a good many instances, the resulting progeny 

 will be fertile. Some species will also cross with domestic fowl. The fol- 

 lowing table of crosses is taken from "Pheasant Keeping For Amateurs," 

 by George Home, an English publication: 



CROSSES EGGS 



Gold and ringneck Fertile 



Silver and domestic fowl Fertile 



Amherst and Gold Fertile 



Reeves and ringneck Fertile 



Elliot and common Unfertile 



Soemmerring and common Unfertile 



Versicolor and Gold Unfertile 



PHEASANT AND DOMESTIC FOWL. Mr. Charles A. Sykes of 

 Dutchess County, New York, is authority for the statement that a cross 

 between the ringneck and domestic fowl gives a bird of surpassing quali- 

 ties for eating purposes. The hybrid is infertile. The following account 

 of a cross with domestic fowl is taken from the BULLETIN of the Ameri- 

 can Game Protective Association of July 15, 1915: 



Every now and then stories are heard in game breeding circles 

 of crosses between pheasants and domestic fowls. Some of these 

 are well authenticated. Mr. H. M. Brigham, of New York City, 

 has brought to the attention of the BULLETIN an instance that 

 occurred on the preserves of the Clove Valley Rod and Gun Club in 

 Dutchess County, New York, a few years ago- The male bird 

 was a cock ringneck pheasant and the female a small bantam hen. 

 The color of the offspring was nearly an exact reproduction of the 

 color of the plumage on the body of the cock pheasant under the 

 wing. In size the bird was considerably larger than either of its 

 parents. Its most striking characteristic was its carriage, which 

 strongly resembled that of a game cock, the head being held very 

 high. The bird was rather strong in flight. 



A brief consideration of some of the species used in crossing or which 

 are bred pure will enable any reader who may wish to experiment in this 

 line to do so with some appreciation of the distinguishing characteristics 

 of the various species: 



CHINESE. This species, the pheasant commonly found in the 

 Pacific Coast, is a rarity in the East. Smaller than the hybrid ringneck, 

 he is esteemed by many a far better game bird and more toothsome also. 

 One of his strongest admirers is Superintendent Rogers of the New York 



