Where two forms meet hybrids are not uncommon. In _P. soemmerringi_ of Japan, _P. ellioti_ of South-East China, and _P. humiae_ of Manipur and Upper Burma the crown is red-brown, the first species having the lower back maroon with gold reflexions, the two others a black and white rump, with white and chestnut belly respectively. _P. reevesi_ of North and West China has the crown white encircled by black, the nape and throat white with a subjacent black collar, the remaining upper parts yellowish-red and black, with white and rufous on the wings, the breast black, white, and chestnut, the abdomen black, the tail is extremely long. [Illustration: FIG. 46.–Pheasant. _Phasianus colchicus._ × ⅐.] {212}Space is wanting to describe the various females, or to discuss the sport that Pheasants afford; but the swift flight, the powers of foot, the polygamous and pugnacious habits, the olive-coloured eggs, and the immense numbers reared artificially, must be noticed.[156] _P. reevesi_, Reeves's Pheasant, _P. versicolor_, the Green Pheasant, and _P. soemmerringi_, the Copper Pheasant, have also been introduced into Britain, the two latter and _P. torquatus_ into Oregon, _P. colchicus_ into the Eastern United States; New Zealand has received both _P. colchicus_ and _P. torquatus_, St. Helena and Ascension _P. torquatus_ only–the former island as early as 1513. _Catreus wallichi_ of the Himalayas has a brown head with fine white-tipped crest; a grey neck, yellowish and whitish upper parts, black and buff primaries, and a rufous rump, all with black barring; the under surface is light buff with black marks, the naked orbits are red. The male has a pair of spurs and very long median rectrices; the female being brown mottled with black and buff, having a smaller crest, a shorter tail, and at times rudimentary spurs. Considerable flocks frequent the grassy forest-hills up to an altitude of eight thousand feet, lying very closely in the day-time, though running with great speed when disturbed, and flying heavily for a short way; they feed towards evening on roots, seeds, berries, grubs, and insects, reiterating the peculiar call, whence they are named Cheer. The slight nest, generally sheltered by a bush or tussock at the base of a hill, contains from nine to fourteen whitish or pale drab eggs, sometimes sparingly spotted with red-brown.