82 Captain C. Scott-Hopkins—Pheasants at Low Hall, Yorkshire


sure and gather all eggs every morning or as soon as yon see them, in

case any of your birds get into that dreadful habit of sucking their

eggs. Be sure and have plenty of cover (fir branches, etc.) in the corners

of your aviaries in the breeding season, so that the hens can seek

refuge from the cocks, otherwise the mortality amongst some of your

hens will be terrible. This is most important with every kind of

Pheasant, except the Tragopan which is a real gentleman and I have

never known him molest his wife. She does not nest on the ground,

as every other Pheasant does.


I do hope this short account of my Pheasants will encourage others

to go in for this delightful hobby. Don’t get downhearted if you have

a bad year now and then. Keep plodding on and your patience will

be well rewarded. Last summer was the worst I ever experienced.

I am hoping and expecting much better luck this summer. I shall be

very pleased to give any information and help to would-be Pheasant

keepers, and I shall be delighted to show bird lovers my collection.

I take this opportunity of thanking the editor, Mr. Seth-Smith, for

allowing me so much space in the Avicultural Magazine.


The Pheasants now to be seen in my aviaries are the following


Golden, Chrysolophus pictus, from China.


Amherst, C. amher slice, from China and Tibet.


Silver, Gennceus nycthemerus, from China.


Nepal Kalij, G. leucomelanus, from Nepal.


Edwards, G. edwardsi, from Annam.


Imperial, G. imperialis, from Annam.


Swinhoe’s, G. swinhoii, from Formosa.


Elliot’s, Calophasis ellioti, from S.E. China.


Mikado, C. mikado, from Formosa.


Bornean Eireback, Lophura ignita, from Borneo.


Vieillot’s Fireback, L. rufa, from Siam.


Siamese Fireback, Biardigallus diardi, from Siam.


Old English, Phasianus colchicus.


Melanistic, P. colchicus mut. tenebrosus.


Pure White, P. colchicus var.


Mongolian, P. colchicus mongolicus, from Mongolia.


Impeyan, Lophophorus impeyanus, from Kashmir.



