Identifier: handbooktogamebiog02ogil (find matches)
Title: A hand-book to the game-birds
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Ogilvie-Grant, W. R. (William Robert), 1863-1924
Subjects: Game and game-birds
Publisher: London : E. Lloyd
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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ers, and the female bird, from which he expected somuch, is found dead or dying, her head scalped, her eyespicked out, or some other equally serious injury inflicted. Ihave found some species more inclined to this cruel practicethan others, the worst, according to my experience, being P.soemmerrmgii^^ Eggs.—Pale greenish-white ; rather long ovals ; shell smoothand fine. Average measurements, i8 by i35 inch. VAR. a. PHASIANUS SCINTILLANS. Phasianus (Graplwphasianus) scintillaus^ Gould, Ann. Mag.N. H. (3) xvii. p. 150 (1866); id. B. Asia, vii. pi. 38 (1867).Phasiamis sxmmerringii^ var. scintil/ans, Elliot, Monogr.Phasian. ii. pi. xiii. (1872); Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit.Mus. xxii. p. 337 (1S93). By many authors this form of the Soemmerrings Pheasantis regarded as a distinct species; but it can only be recognisedas a well-marked variety, for it not only occurs in the sameislands where P. soinwierrivgii is found, but every intermediatestage of plumage between the two forms may be seen.
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< cc (1S61); Gould, B. Asia,vii.pl. 33 (1869); Elliot, Monogr. Phasian. ii. pi. xi. (1872);Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 337 (1893).Phasianus veneratiis^ Temm. PL Col. v. pi. 5 (No. 485) (1830).Syrmaticus reevesii, Wagler, Isis, 1832, p. 1229. (Plate XXIII.)Adult Male.—Crown white, surrounded

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