. The American natural history : a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America . Natural history. 250 ORDERS OF BIRDS—UPLAND GAME-BIRDS tives often constitute an important source of food supply for the Indians and Eskimos of the arctic regions. THE PHEASANT FAMILY. Phasianidae. The Pheasant Family was originally rep- resented on this continent only by the wild- turkeys; but during recent years certain foreign species have been successfully introduced, and. WILD-TURKEY, FROM VIRGINIA. are now becoming so numerous as to require notice. The Ring-Necked Pheasant1 has been
. The American natural history : a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America . Natural history. 250 ORDERS OF BIRDS—UPLAND GAME-BIRDS tives often constitute an important source of food supply for the Indians and Eskimos of the arctic regions. THE PHEASANT FAMILY. Phasianidae. The Pheasant Family was originally rep- resented on this continent only by the wild- turkeys; but during recent years certain foreign species have been successfully introduced, and. WILD-TURKEY, FROM VIRGINIA. are now becoming so numerous as to require notice. The Ring-Necked Pheasant1 has been in- troduced from China, and acclimatized in Wash- ington, Oregon, California, British Columbia, and elsewhere with pronounced success. In many localities it has become so abundant that now it is shot by sportsmen as upland game- birds once were killed in New York state. From Portland, Oregon, to Vancouver the taxider- mists are annually called upon to mount scores of these birds, because they are so beautiful that many of the sportsmen who shoot them cannot consent to see their skins destroyed. Following the examples of the Pacific states, Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsyl- vania, and several other states both east and west have entered seriously upon the business of breeding, rearing and introducing this valua- ble bird at state expense. The Silver Pheasant, and the very beautiful 1 Phas-i-an' us tor-quat'us. Golden Pheasant, both natives of China, have also been acclimatized in Washington and Ore- gon. In view of the strong and hardy natures of both these birds, there should be little diffi- culty in introducing them in any well-wooded farming region east of the Mississippi, and south of the fortieth parallel. The Wild-Turkey2 once inhabited nearly one-half of the United States; and, considering the great size of the bird, the earnestness of our efforts to exterminate it, and the very little that has been done toward its protection, its survival to-day is cause for w
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