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The following descriptions are transc
Rest of head, neck, and entire upper parts black

« Vale.—Head with a long occipital black crest.

finely vermiculated with white. Inner web of middle t
diagonal white lines. Primaries brown, crossed with fine

ail-feathers buff; outer black, crossed with white

zigzag lines; rest of tail-feathers black, with
white lines. Breast and underparts bluish black.
“«¢ Female.—Head and occipital crest dark brow

Centre of flank-feathers white. Bare skin of face red.
n, mottled with light brown; neck and upper part of back
light brown, with V-shaped white marks near the end of the feathers, divided from the brown edges by a
line of black; rest of back, wings, and upper tail-coverts greyish brown, finely mottled with bladaan
brown. Chin whitish brown. Breast and flanks rufous brown; shafts and centre of feathers white, with
black lines around their edges. Abdomen and rest of parts
Central tail-feathers buff, mottled with black on inner webs ; remainder black, irregularly crossed with white
lines. Bill: upper mandible black, lower horn-colour. Feet lead-colour.” |

The Plate represents the male and female of this Pheasant, of about three quarters of the natural size

black, the feathers tipped with chestnut

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