202 THE ARACAN SILVER PHEASANT.
the hilly southern portions of Chittagong and into the western
portions of Independent Burma.
I t may be useful to specify clearly how this species does
partake of the characters of the other two.
In the males the entire lower surface is strcakless, as in the
Eastern or Black-breasted Kalij ; there are no white central
stripes to any of the feathers, some of the lateral tail-feathers
have nearly lost the white markings. The tips of the neck
feathers show glossy blue black patches, similar to those in
the Eastern Kalij, though the rest of the feathers are freckled,
as in the Vermicellated Pheasant. Everywhere on the upper
- 1 . - — i - : , . - r—M;,,,,., urn rnarser and further apart than
I HAVE vainly endeavoured to obtain any information as to
the haunts or habits of this species.
A certain place has been said to be paved with good intentions,
but the broken promises of specimens and information
for this work, on the strength of which it was mainly undertaken,
must, I should think, have contributed appreciably to
that pavement.
I HAVE no measurements, and the only specimens I own, I
have never seen, as these were sent home to be figured by
Dr. Anderson, who, with the permission of our Zoological
Society here, most kindly presented them to me for this work.
T H E PLATE has not yet arrived, though I hope it may in
time to appear in this volume.