ing the flap on the throat, fo as almoft to hang over the breaft,
much in the fame manner as the Cock 'Turkey does the caruncles
on the neck, and flap of the forehead, at which time the colors
were greatly heightened, appearing o f a beautiful deep blue,
barred acrofs with crimfon. The color o f the body orange,
marked with pearl-ihaped drops of white; on each leg a flrong
fpur.
T h e head o f the fpecimen I annex to this page is covered F emaee.
with long black feathers in form o f a creft. The body is entirely
of a bright orange, marked with numerous round white
fpots. The legs are, like the former, fpurred. This moft elegant
bird is nearly equal in iize to the preceding, and receives from
the refplendency o f its colors the name o f Moory Manmoorei,
or the bright bird. From the uncommon brilliancy o f colors in
this bird I ihould have thought it a male, did not indifputable
authority fatisfy me to the contrary.
T he next fpecies is the bird which I named the Impeyan ImPeyan P h ea
SANT.
Pheafant. Mr. Latham defcribes and figures it in vol. vii. 208.
tab. x iv .; its Colors are of matchlefs metallic brilliancy. On
the hind part of the head is an upright creft, compofed of feathers
with fetaceous fhafts, terminated with fpear-ihaped heads:
the length o f the whole bird was two feet. I lazily refer to the
drawing for form and color. I will only fay that fhefe birds inhabit
the cold mountains o f Napaul; that thofe in pofleffion
o f Mrs. Wheeler never crowed, but cackled after the manner of
apheafant.
T he Thibet Peacock is of a country fo neighboring to Napaul, T h ib e t P e a -
that I introduce it as a native. In M. Briffon, i. 294. tab.xxviii.
V ol. II. Y y alone,