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  RION 
  CAUCASIAN 
  PHEASANT 
  

  

  Phasianus 
  colchicus 
  colchicus 
  Linne" 
  

  

  This 
  pheasant, 
  living 
  between 
  the 
  Black 
  and 
  the 
  Caspian 
  Seas, 
  is 
  the 
  type 
  of 
  its 
  entire 
  group, 
  and 
  

   probably 
  the 
  same 
  bird 
  which 
  was 
  brought 
  by 
  the 
  Romans 
  to 
  England, 
  known 
  commonly 
  as 
  the 
  English 
  

   or 
  Black-necked 
  Pheasant. 
  It 
  has 
  since 
  been 
  introduced 
  into 
  many 
  parts 
  of 
  Europe, 
  Asia 
  and 
  America, 
  

   and 
  thrives 
  in 
  almost 
  any 
  temperate 
  climate. 
  In 
  many 
  places 
  it 
  has 
  satisfactorily 
  replaced 
  the 
  indigenous 
  

   game-birds, 
  which 
  have 
  been 
  driven 
  out 
  by 
  advancing 
  civilization. 
  

  

  