CHAPTER XV. 



THE IMPEYAN PHEASANT 



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(Lophophorus impeyanus}. 



Where Common Longevity Peculiar Habits Breed- 

 ing in England Colours of Cock Colours of Hen 

 Feeding. 



the high ground of the Himalayas these birds 

 are ver y common. I do not know when the 

 first living specimens were brought to England. 



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but Mr. W. Jamrach has each year, for some time, 

 past, imported some. They will live a long time, 

 with ordinary care and attention to their habits, but 

 they are not desirable birds in a limited space ; they 

 are great diggers, rooting up their aviaries in search 

 of roots and buried corn. Many specimens have been 

 bred in England, and I understand the Maharajah 

 Dhuleep Singh was very desirous of introducing them 

 on his estate. In India, they afford fine shooting, 

 are much sought after, and, sad to say, large numbers 

 are destroyed for their plumage. 



The adult male has head dark green, with a plume 



