The following is Mr. Elliot’s description of the bird
“ The mofe has the back part of the head covered with short black feathers, the shafts white, widening
at the ends into a kind of spatule. The hackles are very long, covering the entire neck, black, covered at
regular intervals with white spots, and tipped with a yellowish spot, the end o f the feather being formed of a
singularly brittle substance, resembling a fine sharing in tgxture. The upper parts are blackish brown,
edges o f the feathers grey, and the shafts white. The upper tail-coverts like the back, tbe feathers long
and lanceolate in shape, spotted with buff near the end, and margined with chestnut near the tip. Underparts
black, shafts of feathers white, and the centres and margins greyish while; some of the flank-feathers
have the terminal margins chestnut. Primaries dark brown, as are also the secondaries ; a large patch
upon the wing, the feathers of which have their centres white, terminating in red, and formed of the same
brittle substance as the ends of the hackles, making a very conspicuous and ornamental spot. The comb is
small, serrated at the edge, and, together with the naked skin of the face and throat and also the wattles, is
red. Upper tail-coverts and tail bine, with green reflections, the two central tail-feathers being very long
and curving downwards. The feet and tarsi are flesh-colour; bill horn-colour.
“ The fem a k has the top of the head light brown ; neck light brown, shafts white, and margins black.
Rest o f upper surface rufous brown, mottled with black ; shafts white. Breast aud flanks white, margins
of the feathers black. Abdomen white ; tail dark brown, mottled near the edges with rufous brown. Small
extent of bare skin around the eyes red. Bill yellowish; feet and tarsi flesh-colour."
The figures are rather under the natural size.
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