Mayhew 1949 Pheasant 3. June 19 Conaway Ranch, 2 miles east of Woodland, Yolo Co., Calif. hatching (were piped), 4 & 5 were intact. All of these were on the verge of hatching. Eight eggs were found in a nest. There were a number of pheasant feathers about 3 feet from the nest, but no bones could be found. The eggs had already spoiled by the time I had found them. The nest had been uncovered by the harvester, but had not been harmed. June 21 A nest was uncovered in which all but 3 eggs had hatched. The embryos in those 3 were nearly ready to hatch also, if given a chance. Another nest was found - all eggs but 1 had hatched. It contained a large embryo. June 23 2 young pheasants about 4 weeks old, & an adult & ran back into the barley from the stubble. * 5 A ? with 4 chicks about 3 weeks old were seen running in the stubble. I caught 2 of them & painted the entire upper mandibles (except the nares) bright red, then released them. [5] A ? was flushed from 9 eggs by the harvester. The nest was undamaged. [6] A ? was flushed from a nest containing 9 eggs that had been uncovered by a "push-header" harvester the day before. The nest was within 10 feet of a ditch,