﻿PHEASANT. 



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particularly in Egypt *, where they are hatched by tboufands ; and 

 the people from all quarters come at the expected time to buy 

 them., and rear them from the egg with very little care. How 

 this might fucceed in the colder climates, has, we believe, not 

 yet been tried in earneft ; but it is to be feared, that it would 

 not be attended with fuccefs. 



Phafianvss gallus (criftatus) Lin. Syft. i. p. 270. (3. — Faun. Suec. N° 199. B.— 



Rati Sjn. 51. A. 1. Var. 1. 

 Le Coq huppe, Brif. orn. i. p. 169. A. — Buf. cif. ii. p. j 16. — PI. enl. 49. 

 Copped Hen, Will. orn. p. 156. 



*TPHI S differs from the common, in having a tuft of feathers 

 on the head inftead of a comb, but having the wattles as 

 ufual. This variety is common in England, and is more or lefs 

 crefted: in fome the creft is fo large as to hide almoft the fight 

 of the eyes, by hanging over them. Thefe differ in colours ex- 

 actly as the firfb fpecies. 



1. 



Var. B. 



CRESTED C. 



Description. 



Le Coq a cinque doigts, Brif, orn. i. p. 169. B. — Buf. oif. ii. p. 124. — Frifch. 

 t. 127. 128. 



Lev. Muf. 



Var. C. 

 DARKING C, 



'TT H I S variety has two toes behind inftead of one j otherwife Description 





differs not from others. This may be accounted as a mere 

 /port of nature ; for there is not known any bird of this order 

 which has two toes behind in a natural ftate f. This race is 



• Pococie's Trav. i. p. 38. 260. pi. 71, 



t The Silk Fowl has frequently two hind toes, as well as now and then 

 other kinds. I have a leg of one of thefe which has three toes behind ; which, 

 I am informed, is not uncommon. — At Sir jijhton Lever's is a Cock Sparrow 

 vhhfeven claws on each foot, 



5 common 



