Pheasants; their natural history and practical management . pheasants in , and that it forms a large portion of their food. Glosely allied to the ordinary Chinese pheasant is a birdwhich has been described as a distinct species by ConsulSwinhoe, under the title of the Ringless Chinese Pheasant(P. decollatus). It was obtained by him atChung-king-foo,in Szechuen, and a somewhat similar bird was procuredby Pere David, at Moupin, near the Thibetan boundary. Icannot regard these birds as anything more than mere localvarieties of the ordinary Chinese species, and must referthose who wish to
Pheasants; their natural history and practical management . pheasants in , and that it forms a large portion of their food. Glosely allied to the ordinary Chinese pheasant is a birdwhich has been described as a distinct species by ConsulSwinhoe, under the title of the Ringless Chinese Pheasant(P. decollatus). It was obtained by him atChung-king-foo,in Szechuen, and a somewhat similar bird was procuredby Pere David, at Moupin, near the Thibetan boundary. Icannot regard these birds as anything more than mere localvarieties of the ordinary Chinese species, and must referthose who wish to trace the slight distinctions between themto Mr. Elliots Phasianid^, in which they are figured. Inthe same magnificent folio will be found engravings of theYarkand Pheasant (P. msigrds), and Shaws Pheasant(P. shawii); both closely allied to the common Chinesespecies, if not merely to be regarded as geographical varia-tions from it. Neither are known in a living state in Europe,and consequently do not require detailed notice in the presentwork. -«>M^. AAm TJl CHAPTER XII. PHEASANTS ADAPTED TO THE COVERT(CONTINUED).
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