none of th is ; bnt the feathers of the rump are rounded, and proceed in regular gradation down the back,
and form an abrupt distinct line ju st above the upper tail-coverts, leaving them entirely exposed. Here our
new bird resembles the members o f the genus Euplocamus, and also, to a certain extent, the subgenerie forms
Graphophasianus, Syrmaticus, and Caireus. Another point of divergence is the colouring of the wing, which
in its white scapulars and distinct bar comes nearer the style othe members of the genus Euplocamus than
that of any other kind o f Pheasant at present known. Its lengthened spur, sharp at the point, also brings it
near the species of the genus just mentioned, and is unlike any species o f Phasianus, all of which have short
blunt spurs, in most instances but little more than knobs. But the female exhibits, even to a greater degree
than the male, characters not found in any species of Pheasant belonging to existing recognized genera, and
in her relationship to him, differs in a more marked manner than is to be witnessed among the females of
any species o f the genus Phasianus, One of these characters (and one which would be apt to first attract
the eye o f the observer) is a large bare place of scarlet skin upon the face, which is apparently clearly visible
all the ye ar; for the specimen was shot in December, at which time it is most likely that any bare skin or
wattle would be shrunk to its smallest dimensions. This is not found upon the female of any species of the
genus Phasianus, although the hen of the subgeneric form Caireus exhibits it. In the general colour of the
body the female o f this new form resembles very much a Grouse; the tail is shorter than are those in the
same sex of other P heasants; while the under coverts are very like those o f a Pucras, and the tarsi have a
well-marked indication o f a spur.”
I do not add a detailed description o f this Pheasant, as the annexed Plate exhibits its characteristics to the
fullest extent. But I must here thank Mr. Elliot for his liberality in lending me his specimens o f this and
other rare Pheasants to figure in the present work.
The birds are drawn in the Plate about four fifths the natural size.