The following descriptions are transcribed from Mr. Elliot’s ‘ Monograph ’ :—
“Male.—Head with a long occipital black crest. Rest of head, neck, and entire upper parts black,
finely vermiculated with white. Inner web o f middle tail-feathers buff; outer black, crossed with white
zigzag lines; rest of tail-feathers black, with diagonal white lines. Primaries brown, crossed with fine
white lines. Breast and underparts bluish black. Centre of flank-feathers white. Bare skin of face red.
“ Female.—Head and occipital crest dark brown, mottled with light brown; neck and upper part o f back
light brown, with V-shaped white marks near the end of the feathers, divided from the brown edges by a
line o f black; rest o f back, wings, and upper tail-coverts greyish brown, finely mottled with blackish
brown. Chin whitish brown. Breast and flanks rufous brown; shafts and centre o f feathers white, with
black lines around their edges. Abdomen and rest of parts black, the feathers tipped with chestnut.
Central tail-feathers buff, mottled with black on inner webs; remainder black, irregularly crossed with white
lines. B ill: upper mandible black, lower horn-colour. Feet lead-colour.”
The Plate represents the male and female of this Pheasant, of about three quarters of the natural size.