New York Zoological Society. 
GOLDEN PHEASANT (Chrysolophus pictus). Length: 3 feet. Range: China. 
This beautiful bird is not very well known in its wild state, but can be 
found, domesticated, in aviaries all over the world. 
on the wings, that give the illusion of solid spheres, the multicolored Am¬ 
herst pheasant of China, the male of which species struts before the female 
and displays only the feathers on the side facing her; and the lovely black 
and white silver pheasant. 
The hoatzin is another curious creature classified among the game 
birds. It is remarkable for the claws found on the wings of young specimens 
and for its capacious crop which resembles a gizzard. The claws, found on 
the first and second fingers of the wings, serve the bird in climbing. Clawed 
wings are a remnant of past ages when birds first evolved from reptiles. 
A..—- 
Ralph De Sola, Federal Writers’ Project. 
LADY AMHERST’S PHEASANT 
AND RING-NECKED PHEAS¬ 
ANT (Chrysolophus amher- 
STIAE AND PHASIANUS TORQUA- 
TUS). Length: 4 feet. Range: 
China and Tibet; Range: North 
America. 
These pheasants thrive in 
captivity and serve to decorate 
aviaries. It is alleged that Lady 
Amherst’s pheasant was intro¬ 
duced into England by the 
Romans. The ring-necked pheas¬ 
ant was introduced into North 
America and is bred as a game 
bird by sportsmen. 
