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with black ; a tuft of black feathers near the ears ; 

 the head and neck are tinged with rich green-gold, 

 blue and violet; the lower part of the neck and 

 breast are rufous, spotted with black ; the back and 

 scapulars are variegated with cream-coloured spots ; 

 the quills are dusky, tail of 1 8 feathers ; the two 

 middle ones are about 20 inches long, reddish brown, 

 with transverse black bars; legs dusky, with a sharp 

 short spur. 



The female is much less vivid in colour, being light 

 and dark brown, mixed with black ; round the eye 

 covered with feathers. 



Weight 45oz. length 36 inches. 



Var. the ring pheasant, distinguished by a white 

 ring encircling the neck. 



Pheasants are much esteemed for the table. 



The hen pheasant lays from 18 to 20 eggs upon 

 the ground. 



The young are fond of the eggs of ants. 



CALLUS, 



G. DOMESTICUS, SHAW. ^ DOMESTIC co - 



G. carunculd denticulatd ; ore subtus barbato ; pennis 

 colli linearibus elongatis ; corpore pulchris colo- 

 ribus vat legato ; caudd compressd adscendente. 

 (Fernina, cristd barbdque minores quam maris.) 



The dung-hill fowl is supposed to be a native of 

 Asia, but is now domesticated in every part of the 

 world, and forms innumerable varieties. 



