22 PHEASANTS FOR COVERTS AXD AVIARIES. 



received the following- from Mr. Kelly in conseqneuce of a 

 discussion in Tlie Fidd about tlie weight of a pheasant : 

 ' Some few years since, while Aihuiral Sir Houston Stewart 

 was residing' at Gunton, lie sent nie a pheasant that weighed 

 Tilb. wanting loz. He was an old bird, and tho most splendid 

 in form and ])lumage that I ever beheld. A few days after- 

 wards being at Gunton, I told Sir Houston that 1 had 

 weighed the bird, but F thouglit my weights must Ije 

 incorrect, and asked him whether he knew its weight. He 

 said, " You are quite right. I weighed it before I sent it to 

 you, and tliat is my weight." ' " f n these cases of exceptionally 

 large birds, it is usually found that tho extreme weight is 

 f)wiug to the fattening influence of tho maize on which they 

 have been fed. 



The species of pheasants eimmerated by Mr. Os'ilvie (Iraiit in his 

 work on Game Birils are as foHows : — 



1. The Oonuiion Plieasant [PJuisinntta coJchiciis). 



2. The Persian Plieasant (P. 2Je>'sictts). 



3. Prince of Wales' Ph(^asaiit (P. principidis). 



4. Zerafslian Pheasant {P. zrmfshu nicii^). 



5. Sliaw's Pheasant (P. ahaivi). 



6. Tarim Pheasant (P. fariuu nais). 



7. Oxns Pheasant (P. i-Jtrys(}m('lat<). 



8. Monifolian Plieasant \P. iiiiniijiiln-tiK). 

 !_•. Chinese Pheasant (7*. torqimtiix). 



10. The Satschnen Pheasant (P. ^^utgcli iieiieiixi'x). 



11. Pornnisan Pheasant {P. formnxiiniifi). 



12. (Chinese Rinyless Pheasant (P. deciiUatiii). 



13. iStrauch's Pheasant [P. sfruiii-Iil). 



14. Vlangali's Pheasant (P. rlii iiijnlli). 



15. Stone's Phea.sant (P. rleijansi). 



16. Japanese Pheasant IP n'r^icolnr). 



17. 8reniiuen-in(,>-'s Phi^asant (P. sii'iiinirfn'inii). 

 IS. Reeves's Pheas.-mt ( /'. mrcsii] ; 



in addition tn which Mr. H. E. Dre.s.sei- has deserile.d the rollon-inff new 

 .Japanese species in TIte lliis for imj.. ]>. t;.5t; ; 



19. Ijinni's Pheasant (P. ijim.-r) ■ 



