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wander across a county as easily as another Pheasant will stray over a field. A friend 
of mine in North Sussex purchased a cock Reeves's Pheasant from a breeder of birds, 
who lives near Brighton. In a few weeks he got tired of his purchase, and gave the 
bird its liberty. It stayed about the farm a few days, and was noticed to be missing 
one evening. The following afternoon it was observed sitting on the top of the 
Pheasant pens where it had been reared, thirty miles distant. 
Hybrids between this species and the Common Pheasant are not rare. They are 
invariably sterile. The late Lord Lilford described this cross as " a most splendid 
bird." Personally, I think that the ugly pied head destroys the general beauty. The 
gloss on these hybrids is certainly remarkable, superior to either of the parents, but in 
actual form and coloration the result is disappointing. Reeves's Pheasant has also 
been known to cross with the Cheer Pheasant (P. wallichi), the Golden Pheasant, and 
Soemmering's Pheasant. 
