The red Pheafant Cock from China.
Numb. X X X V I .
IT was almoft as big as our Englijh Pheafant ; its Bill of
a light brown; the Irides of the Eyes yellow; the top
o f the Head yellow, from whence hung down a Creft o f
long fcarlet Feathers variegated with fcalloped black Lines
let at equal Diftances, which it could ere£t at Pleafure, under
which it had green Feathers fcolloped with black reaching
to one third o f its Back; the reft of the Back was cloath-
ed with beautiful yellow Feathers: The fore part of its
Neck, Breaft and Belly of a fcarlet Colour, as were alfo-
the fcapular Feathers of the Wings.
T h e firft four Feathers of all the Rows of Coverts were
o f a duiky yellow, fpotted with dark brown; the upper Coverts
next the Back dark blew and fpotted with black; the
two firft Quills very dark inclining to black, on the exterior
Web o f each eight Spots of duiky yellow, the reft of the
rQuill-Feathers of the Colour of the firft Coverts..
• T h e long Feathers o f the Tail were dark and fpotted,
and tipt with yellow; it had on the upper part of its Tail
long narrow fcarlet Feathers with yellow Tips; the Legs
and Feet were yellow ; I do not find this beautiful Bird def-
'cribed by any Author; it was in the Pofleflion of the Honourable
John Spencer Efquire, at his Houfe in JVindfor
Park, where I went by his Order to draw it.