From Ohio History Central |Scientific Name:||Phasianus
colchicus| |Habitat:||Grasslands; dense field borders; corn
fields; and brushy woodlots.| |Adult Weight:||1.8-3.5 lbs. male;
1.6 - 2.2 lbs. female| |Adult Body Length:||33 - 36 in. male; 20
-22 in. female| |Nesting Period:||May - September, peak May -
July| |Broods Per Year:||1| |Clutch Size:||6 - 18 eggs| |Life
Expectancy:||1 year| |Foods:||Seeds of corn, wheat, oats,
foxtail, ragweed, grape, poson ivy, bittersweet, sumac, and
dogwood; berries; insects| The male pheasant is colorful with a
dark, somewhat irridescent head; red patches around the eyes,
white neck ring; and brown, speckled body feathers. The female
has just the brown, speckled feathers, which is perfect
camouflage when nesting on the ground. When startled, they take
off from the ground with wing beats reaching three times per
second. In 1882, thirty ring-necked pheasants were shipped from
Shanghai, China to Portland, Oregon. By 1892, they had
multiplied enough that Oregon started a hunting