CEPvIOi\N IS TEMMINCKI
GERIQRNIS TEMMINCKIL
TEMMINCK’S TIAGOPAN.
SATYBA TEMMINCKII, J. E. Gray,III. Ind. Zqol. vol. i. pi. 5 0—G. R. Gray, List B. Brit. MusJ:(l844) p. 28.
CERIORNIS TEMMINCKII, Blyth, Cat. B. Mus. Asiat. Soc.iBeng. (1849) p. 240. no. 1454.—Sclat. Proo. Zool. Soc: (1863) p. 123. sp. 3.—
Gray, List. Gall. (1867) p. 41. sp. 3.—Jerd. B. oMndia, vol. iii. p. 521.—Swinh. Proc. Zool. £p»c. (1862) p. 307.
H ab. Central China: Eastern and Northern Setchuen, Hills o f Ta-kien-liou (C hauveau) ; Hankow (M edh uk st ) .
® * f h e various a p e a y M g a n a n w known at^the prlkent J r i H M j y i & i nfust be considered, as regards beauty of plumage,
equal h r any of its relatives. I t is a native of China, and was first sent to England' by the late Hr. John Reeves, who, by his
unceasing efforts, was'enabled- to introduce living examples .o f sOiie of ‘he Phasianidie to the gardens and aviaries
fhe |>resent||me(1870) itibreeds freely in |he*'njeiiageries, and promises |f|b e c om e a permanent inhabitant of Europe.
J P*W> { |h e n |th e ^ jales are greatly exci|ed andl imceasing in their attentions to the gentler sex, tfig
-R a p e s , which at other periods of the year are drawn d | and hidden from view,Tare displayed at;-in!eryals in a manner a t once
surprising and1^ ^ » At v a ijiffitim e s when proMHIdesirous of attracting the notice o f his shy companion, or compelling her
admiration, thesji a w M b |^ d a a » > I ^ V (M ^ g i ■ V id I scend in a mass of I i, f i f e S S with %Wglit red’ and
gre™ * ^ >aned 1 llltens% | § | S S g $ ? , thgfexcitem^nt o f g T mdividual, while a t I f l same-time W> horns,, o f .a purple hue,
the.Jt«i6K T h e ,effete of thi di play 1' mo t plea m f f but m u s t l i seen to be fully appreciated; it lasts, however"
but for a moment, and is, unfortunately, not always to be witnessed when desired.
The C h ip p drawings o n . r i ^ ^ p e r , , w h i c h | ^ | ^ n s o ^ ^ t p e r i o d - b e e n ftmiliar to all, frequently CQiitained representations
of Temininek's Tragopan, and! were generally considered to be more the result o f the artist's imagination tlmn the portrait of any
living b u d , but tour judgment, a s » been,too o f f e n W h ^ S with this, s to o g e people, f e s am this instance entirely, a t fault,, as, will
the ^ « J ^ r t i c l e . ; and. S k im . a H | 3 L H M M B B B W I I B best’ hot- to
1111,1'Y V1 '° ” ary the tranS?" H O “fC a mals whicbW i tiriue. to be represented in Chinese illustrations,
d° $ ® 8 f A m remaining, in different jS r h o n S o f t h a t T ^ n a r a « ^ little-known 'country, many jpecies of animals
which as? yet have escaped the researches of European explorers.
In the shape and distribution of* t^ * s p o ts on -’ite plumage the present species resembles the C. Caboti more ■ than the other
members of this genus, but it is possessed of far more brilliant colours than are to be found on that rare biircb It forms,
however, a very agreeable gradation from th e brilliant G^satyrd to the more, modestly a t t h p . Cabot’s Tragopan.
The figure represented upon the opposite Plate was drawn from a very fine specimen of a male lent to me by Mr. Gould,
to.e'whom I take this opportunity of expressing my thanks. The female; in H e background is from a specimen obtained by Mr!
Swihhoe, which died on its journey to England.
Male. Head black, a full, rather longStcrest, r e d ; sides of;neck and upper part of breast next the wattles light red. Entire
upper p a rtsgH h red, covered with rp ,iu |i white, spots encircled with black. Primaries mottled with rufous. Secondaries
black, crossed with irregular bars of buff Upper part of breast deep red. Rest of underparts dark red, the centre of the feathers
lead-colour, largest in extent near the end. Tail black, mottled with rufous, except the >tips, which are plain black, Horns blue.
Wattles, when extended, rich deep blue, barred with red on the outer margins. Bills black Feet and tarsi red.
Female. Head and entire upper parts black, thickly mottled with rufous and yeljbwish ■ white, the rufous most conspicuous upon
the neck, where it occupies nearly all the feathers. Throat white, streaked With dark brown. Feathers of the underparts black at
base, remainder white, margined with rufous. Tail rufous brown, mottled and barred with blacky and light brown. Primaries dark brown,
mottled on their iniier webs with rufous, and barred on t h ^ f t T withf light,, ried. Rest of wings like the back. Bill horn-colour!
Feet and tarsi light red.
The lias the .»¿per »pan q ftM fffiadjblack.vivitli red along' the » ¡d ig ; R " t n ^ l " l j lith brown and yclliiwish white
Ear-coverts blackish. Ldwer p a rt of neck, in front and b t to d d i |h t red, like t h t e u l t male. Throat;yellowish white, thickly streaked with
H B B n tlianMie Temale. Entire upper p a rts greyish,1 brownr thickly m o J tH w ith ^ » a n d rufous* brown, a few red spots
showing- upon: the .rump. Primaries and secondaries like those o f the female Dnderparts . white, the feathers margined with
yellomju brown eko mottled on the flanks with WaclJ Tail rufous' brown, irregularly fe rre d with, black and light brown; tips
black. Bill horn-colour. Feet and tarsi red.
The Plate represents a male, of the natural size, with reduced figures o f the male and females in the distance. The male is in
the act of displaying his wattles.