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them would attend the meetings of the German Orni- 

 thological Society, when they might be sure of an equally 

 warm welcome. 



The Hon. Walter Rothschild exhibited a number of 

 hybrid Pheasants, together with skins of most of the parent 

 species. He drew special attention to the following hybrids 

 as being between very widely different parents and most 

 difficult to obtain : — 



Crossoptilon mantchuricum x Gennseus uycthemerus. 



Lopliophorus impeyanus X Gennseus muthura. 



„ „ X Catreus wallichi. 



Syrmaticus reevesi x Genna^us muthura. 



Chrysolophus pictus X Gennseus uycthemerus. 



List of Hybrids exhibited. 



Phasianus colchicus X Clirysoloplius pictus. 



„ ; , X Chrysolophus amherstise. 



„ „ X Syrmaticus reevesi. 



„ ., X Phasianus soemmeringi. 



„ ,, x Gennseus horsfieldi. 



X Syrmaticus reevesi. 

 X Syrmaticus reevesi. 

 X Chrysolophus amherstiae. 

 X Gennseus nycthemerus. 

 X Gennseus albocristatus. 

 X Gallus domesticus. 

 X Gallus domesticus (Silky Fowl). 

 X Crossoptilon mantchuricum. 

 X Syrmaticus reevesi. 

 X Gennseus swinhoei, 

 X Gennseus lineatus. 

 X Lophura nobilis. 

 X Gennseus muthura. 

 X Catreus wallichi. 

 X Gennasus lineatus. 



X Syrmaticus reevesi. 



X Calophasis ellioti. 



X Catreus wallichi. 



X Lophura ignita. 



X Lophura diardi. 



X Lophura ignita. 



X Geunajus nycthemerus. 



Phasianus soemmeringi 

 Chrysolophus pictus 



Gennseus uycthemerus 



Lopliophorus impeyanus 



Gennseus muthura 



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Gennseus horsfieldi 



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Gennseus swinhoei 



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Gennseus lineatus 



