1798.—S haw,' ‘ N aturalists’ M iscellany.’
Gallus varius is described as Phasianus varius, and Euplocamus ignitus is also first described as Phasianus ignitus. Species 19.
1 8 1 1 .— P allas, ‘ Z oographia R osso-A siatica.’
A list of some of the members of the Phasianidæ is here given. Among those enumerated is the P . colchicus, var. mongolicus,
which is a perfectly valid species (the P . mongolicus of the present day), and the P . auritus, which is a Crossoptilon, and unknown,
beyond the description here given, until very lately, when it was rediscovered by Mons. A. David, who obtained it in the province of
Kokonoor, and sent two specimens to the Paris Museum. Species 21.
1820.— Cuvier , ‘ M émoires x jÜ M usé um d e P aris. ’
Meleagris ocellata described. Species 22.
1820.—T emminck, ‘ P lanches Co loriées,’ 1st Livraison.
A hybrid between Euplocamus albo-cristatus ànd E . Horsfieldi is here called Lophophorus Çuvieri.
1822.— H ardwicke, in the ‘ T ransactions of t h e L innean S ociety. ’
Ithaginis cruentus described as Phasianus cruentus. Species 23.
1 8 2 2 .— R affles, in th e ‘ T ransactions of th e L innean S ociety. ’
Phasianus erythrophthalmus first described. Species 24.
1823.— T emminck, ‘ P lanches Coloriées, ’ 39th Livraison.
Phasianus gallus of Gmelin is described as Gallus Sonneraii ; and as Gallus is employed as a generic term, Temminck’s name
stands. The Phasianus gallus, Gm., has been inserted as a synonym o f Gallus. ferrugineus in my article on that species. This
should be erased, as it only applies to the G. Sonnerati.
1824.—T emminck, ‘ P lanches Coloriées, ’ 19th Livraison.
Meleagris ocellata here placed in the genus Gallophasis.
1827.— H ardwicke, in the ‘ T ransactions of th e L innean S ociety. ’
Phasianus Wallichii described; and the female o f Ithaginis cruentus described as a distinct species under the name of Phasianus
Gardneri. Species 25.
1828.— L eadbeater, in the ‘ T ransactions of t h e L innean S ociety.’ •
Thaumalea Amherstias described. Species 26.
1829.— T emminck, ‘ P lanches Colorie'e s , ’ 80th Livraison.
Gallus varius of Shaw is here renamed Gallus fiircatus.
1829.— J . E. G ray in G r if f ith’s ‘ A nimal K ingdom. ’
In the third volume of this work a long list o f the birds o f the family Phasianidæ is-given, with all the imperfections o f other
writers continued. Phasianus Reeoesi, P . pucrasia, and Satyra melanocephala are described as new. P . Lathami, mathura, rufus,-
cast an eus, nepalensis, Hamilton/, and Lophophorus Cuvieri are all either hybrids or females o f known species. Lophophorus Impeyanus
is renamed refalgens. Polyplectron bicalcaratum and' P . thibetanum are confounded as one species. Altogether it is a very confused
list, of little value, and difficult, if not impossible,, to unravel satisfactorily. Species 29.
1830.—T emminck, ‘ P lanches Coloriées, ’ 82nd Livraison.
A list of the genus Phasianus is here given, as the author considered it, with the following species :— P . nycthemerus, P.
colchicus, P . torquatus, P . versicolor, P . Sosmmerringi, P . supe/'bus, P . veneratus, P . Amherstias, P . Duvauceli, and P . pictus. Of these,
P . superbus was named from a Chinese drawing, and the bird has never been seen ; P . veneratus is P . Reeoesi, described previously
by J . E. Gray ; P . versicolor, P . Sosmmerringi, and P . Duvauceli are given for the first time. Species 32.
1830.— L esson, ‘ D ictionnaire d e s S ciences N a turelles. ’
Phasianus pucrasia of Gray is renamed Satyra macrolopha ; and as Pucrasia has been accepted as a gen'eric term, Lesson’s
specific name o f macrolopha stands.
1830.— Vigors, in th e ‘ P roceedings of th e Z oological S ociety of London. ’
Euplocamus albo-cristatus described. Species 33.
1830.— J . E. G ray, ‘ I llustrations of I ndia n Z oology.’
This .work, intended to illustrate various species of the Indian fauna, selected chiefly from .the collection of the late Major-
General Hardwicke, contaius figures of certain members of the Phasianidæ, o f which it is only necessary to notice a few here.
No description or letterpress is given, the names bestowed upon the species being placed upon thé plate beneath the figure.
Ceriomis Temmincki is figured for the first-time, and introduced to ornithologists as Satyra Temmincki. Both sexes of Polyplectron
bicalcaratum are figured and named P . Hardwickei-, and t h e female o f the same; species is again called in another plate P. lineatum.
A hybrid between Euplocamus albocristatus and E . melanotis is named Phasianus Hamiltoni. The female of Euplocamus erythroph-
thalmus is called' Phasianus purpureus, and the female o f Ceriomis satyra is figured as Satyra nepalensis. Species 34.
1 8 3 1 .-^ -V igors, in the ‘ P roceedings of t h e Z oological S ociety.’
. Phasianus lineatus described. Species 35.
1831.— L esson, ‘ T raité d ’O rnithologie.’
Gallus Lafayetti described. Phasianus Reynaudi, described In Belanger’s voyages, and introduced again here, is the Euplocamus
lineatus. P . veneratus of Temminck is given as distinct, instead of being referred to P. Reeoesi, of which it is only a synonym.
Species 36.
1831.—T emminck, ‘ P lanches Coloriées,! 88th Livraison.
This part .contains the species of Polyplectron known at that time—P . chinquis, P I bicalcaratum, P . emphanum, and P. chalcurum.
The first is the same as P . thibetanum o f Gmelin. P . e/nphanum and P . chalcurum are here first described. Species 38.
1834!— H ardwicke, in tlie ‘ P roceedings of t h e Z oological S ociety of L ondon. ’
Numida Vulturina first described. Species 39.
1838. H odgson, ‘ J ournal of t h e A s iatic S ociety of B engal!’
Crossoptilon thibetanum described. Species 40.
1841-. G . R. Gray, ‘ L i st of Genera of B ir d s /
Euplocamus ignitus, immature,. described- .as distinct under the name of. E . Vieilloti.
1845. G. R. G ray, ‘ Genera of B ir d s .’
0 § j t n this magnificent work, one of. the greatest monuments ever raised to ornithological, science, this family is divided into five
subfamilies Tàvoninæ, .containing the Peacocks, Polyplectron, and Crossoptilon ; Phasianinæ, including Argus, Phasianus, and Thau-
inalea-, Gallibæ, comprising Gallophasis,. Gallus, and Ceriomis ; Meleagrinæ, with Meleagris: and Numida ; and Lophophorinæ, possessing
. Lophophorus, Pucrasia, and Tétraogallus. The species of Tetraogallus, or Snow-Partridges, more properly belong to the Perdicidæ,
of which1 family they are the highland representatives, dwelling on the lofty ranges of-the Himalayas. The genus Paoo contains
cristalus, muticus, and assamensis, the last being the same as cristalus. Polyplectron is formed of bicalcaratum, thibetanum, Hardwickei,
lineatum, chalcurum, and Napoleonis : Hardwickei is the same as bicalcaratm -, ; lineatum \s a female of the same species; Napoleonis
is the P . emphanum of Temminck. Argus is represented by .the single species giganteus. Phasianus has six species, all good—
colchicus, torquatus, versicolor, Wallichi, Scemmerringi, and Reeoesi ; Thaumalea two—Amherslice and picta. Gallophasis includes thirteen
species, , of which G. F ie illo tiis the same as ignitus, G. leucomelanos and Cuvieri are hybrids, G. purpureus is the female of erythrophthalmus,
G. Horsfieldi is described and figured; G. Crawjurdi is female, probably of lineatus-, G. fasciatus is E . lineatus; and
mathura does not- exist anywhere as a species, to my knowledge. Gallus contains eleven species, of which only four are good"—
bankiva (which should be ferrugineus), Sonnerati, varius, and Lafayetti— the remainder being hybrids and domesticated races. ' Ceriomis
has the three species then known — Lathami, melanocephala, and Temmincki, o f which the first must stand as satyra. Meleagris has
two, gallopaoo- and ocellata-, Numida five, all valid; Lophophorus the only species then known, Impeyanus ; and Pucrasia also one,
macrolopha. In this work, therefore, we have a fair representation of what the family consisted of a t the time of its publication ;
but as no attempt was made to discriminate between faulty and true species, I have omitted the majority of those which should
only have appeared as synonyms. Species 41.
1848.—B lyth, ‘ J ournal of th e A s iatic S ociety of B engal.’
In a communication to this Journal by Mr. Hutton, the indications of the differences of Euplocamus melanotus from its allies
are given, and the name is stated to have been conferred by Blyth. Species 42.
1849. -Blyth, . in the ‘ Catalogue, of B ir d s in t h e M u s e um , o f the As iatic S ociety of B engal.’
A list o f the species known to the author is here given ; but the family of the Phasianidæ is made to include not only those
species which properly belong to it, but the Tetraonidæ, Pteroclidæ, and Perdicidæ are arranged as subfamilies, and Numida meleagris
is placed, among the. Perdicinæ. T h e re ||g é no new species given in this list, it being intended as a catalogue o f those contained
in the Calcutta Museum.