Taps. LXIIL, LXIV., er LXV.
TRAGOPAN HASTINGSILI.

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rag. dorso brunneo-fusco undulato, abdomine intensé rubro, amborum plumis ad apicem nigris m
medio albo guttatis ; crista cri is, alla med
es g < issogue atris, illa ad apicem coccinea, hoc albo maculato ; collo
posteriort coccineo ; thorace aurantio ; regione curcumocular? nuda ; carunculisque pendentrbus
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luteis ; caudéa atra, lutescenti-albo undulata.

Longitudo corporis, 23 unc.; ale, 11; caude, 9+; tarsi, 3x.

Tuis new speqes, on which we have bestowed the name of Hastingsi in honour of the Noble Marquis, whose
patronage of science reflected as much credit on his government of India as his political career conferred
glory, is no less beautiful than the foregoing species 7. Satyrus. It somewhat exceeds that bird im size, and
may readily be distinguished from it by the gorget of fiery orange which ornaments the lower parts of the
neck ; the feathers also of the breast and under parts are largely tipped with black, which, were it not for the
white spot in the middle of each, would appear to be the uniform colour of this part, although the basal half
of each feather 1s maroon. :

Although this species and the last are closely allied to each other, and doubtless possess similar habits
and manners, we are led to believe that their local distribution is somewhat different ; at least we generally
receive but one species in a collection from the same quarter; the Zragopan Satyrus being transmitted from
the Nepaulese hills, while the present species is sent to us from the more northern range of the Himalaya.
The changes of plumage which birds of this genus, especially the present, undergo in passing from youth to
maturity are such as to have caused an apparently erroneous multiplication of species. Diligent and repeated
observations of a series of these birds in the various stages of their plumage have satisfied us that there are
in reality but three distinct species yet known, two of which are figured in the ‘‘ Century,” the third being
the Zragopan Temmincki before alluded to as illustrated in the “Indian Zoology” of Major-general Hard-

wicke and Mr. Gray.

The head of the adult male is covered with a pendent
and throat are black; the neck and shoulders are rich maroon; the chest rich glossy orange red; the naked
skin around the eyes is red; the fleshy horns and wattles mingled blue and purple; the upper parts exhibit a
lines and marks of dark and light brown, with numerous and distinct spots of white; each
with brown, and tipped with black ;

crest of feathers, which as well as the ear-coverts

mixture of zigzag
of the upper tail-co
the tail deepens till it ends in uniform
with black, in the centre of which is a large w

In the young male the plumage is much less
developed, as is also the naked skin of the face.
age of the female consists of a uniform brown,

the feathers of the back and chest having a central dash of
rs; the sides of the cheeks are clothed, and there are neither fleshy horns nor

verts ends in a large white eye, bordered on the sides
black ; the feathers of the under surface are maroon, largely tipped
hite spot ; the beak is black ; the tarsi brown.

brilliant, the wattles being of a pale flesh colour, and little

mottled and barred with mingled lines and dots of
a lighter colour ; the head is crested

The plum
various tints,
with short rounded feathe

wattles.

The respective Plates represent the male, young male, and female, two thirds of their natural size.

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