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ordinary species. Mr. Mayes, writing to mo from Elvedon. 

 stated that "the Golden Pheasant will cross with the common 

 pheasant ; wo have had two or three instances of their doing 

 so the last two years ; but it is rare, as we have had olden 

 Pheasants turned out tbo last ten years or more^ and never 

 knew them to cross with any other pheasant before." 



