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Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus, ARGUS PHEASANT MONGOLIAN PHEASANT physics, any one point or portion in a family Phasianinx. The common Eurorecurring series of changes, especially when contrasted with another point, as, the phases in the waves of vibration, in the tides, in the motion of a pendulum, family Phasianinæ. The common European pheasant probably had its original home in the East. It was esteemed by epicures, but was then only within reach of the wealthy. It is one of the most highly prized game birds. The adult male pheasant is a beautiful bird, about and university professor. Born in New PHELPS, WILLIAM LYON, author the United States. He died in New and Haven, Conn., March 9, 1900.

PHELPS, highly prized game birds. The adult England in 1885-1889. During the Bermale pheasant is a beautiful bird, about ing Sea dispute he was senior counsel for three feet long. Head and neck deep the steel-blue, shot with greenish-purple and brown; eye surrounded by a patch of textbooks in English as well as reviewed many works for periodicals. He wrote several volumes of essays on the English ear-coverts brown; back a light red, the feathers of the upper part tipped with velvet-black, of the lower part marked with brown. Quill feathers brown, of various shades, tail feathers oaken-brown, barred with a darker shade and with black. Breast and front of the abdomen golden-red with purple reflections, feathers edged with black; rest of abdomen and under tail-coverts blackishbrown. The female has yellowish-brown plumage, and is about two feet in length. Other species known respectively as Shaws, the Yarkand, the Mongolian, the ring-necked, the Formosan, the ringless Chinese, the Japanese, the green-backed ELIZABETH STUART.

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