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tivated fields. These pheasants are the rare and 
lovely Phasianus versicolor, or Diard’s pheasant, 
found only in Japan. “It would be difficult,” 
exclaimed my friend, elated as was natural, “ to 
describe my sensations when first startled by the 
metallic splendour of the plumage of this king of 
pheasants. But,” continued he, “ if the sportsman 
wishes to ‘make a bag,’ he must-be prepared for a 
hard day’s work, for the ground is very hilly and 
irregular.” 
Three brace and a half fell this day to the 
excellent shooting of Lieutenant Warren. At a* 
dinner given on board Diard’s pheasant fonned a 
conspicuous fcatoe, and the flesh was pronounced 
quite equal to that of liis English congener. 
On the 19th November we arrived late in the 
evening off Nisi-Bama, in the Oki Islands, a very 
charming little group not far from the shores of 
Niphon. As we neared the anchorage the lights 
on the water were so numerous and brilliant, and 
all moving about in such an exceedingly ignis 
fatuus kind of manner that a boat was sent -with 
