336 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XX VI. 



Sclater, Ibis; (1874), p. 169 ; David and Oustalet, Ois. Chine, p. 40, pi. 110 (1877) 

 (Moupin, and W. Szechuen); Sclater, P. Z. S., (1891), p. 212 (Szechuen) ; 

 Seebohm, Ibis, (1891), p. 379; Pratt, "To the Snows of Tibet " (1892), p. 

 202 ; Ogilvie Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii., p. 281 (1893) ; id. Handb. Game B. 

 l,p. 238 (1895); Rothschild, Bull. B. O. C. xxxvii, pp. 49-51 (1917); Beebe, 

 Pheasants, vol. i, p. 148 (1819). 



Vernacular Names. — -Pae-moii-ky, Ho-than-ki, Hwa-than-chi (^Chi- 

 nese) ; Koo alooiig (Tibetan). 



Description — Adult Male. — ^Forehead and a narrow line riinnins; 

 down to each nostril and ending in a thick tuft at the angle of the lores 

 velvety black ; cro\\ai and sides of the head metallic green with. 

 crimson-bronze reflections in some lights ; crest fiery purpte-bronze 

 with blue reflections on the shortest feathers ; back and sides of the 

 neck, and extreme upper back rich glistenhig copper with bronze- 

 green reflections on some of the outer feathers ; remainder of upper 

 back and scapulars with the innermost visible secondaries purple 

 mixed with blue-green ; lower back and uppermost feathers of the 

 rump white, the latter with terminal central striae of metallic blue : 

 remainder of rump metallic green-blue with termmal white edges to 

 a portion of both webs, forming long shaped spots or semi-bars ; tail 

 coverts and visible portions of tail feathers the same but imspotted ; 

 concealed portions of tail feathers blackish with a few wiiite spots on 

 either web of all but the outermost pair. 



Visible portion of the wing green-blue with purple reflections and 

 the shoulder and lesser wing coverts next it shot with golden-bronze;, 

 primaries and concealed portions of secondaries dark brown. 



Below black, many feathers especially on the upper breast, sides 

 of the neck and upper flanks with irridescent green edges. 



Colours of Soft Parts. — "Bill horn-colour; naked skin round the 

 eye blue ; legs and feet lead-colour ". (Ogilvie-Grant.) 



Measurements. — The measurements of three specimens in the 

 British Museum collection are as follows ; — 



Wiiig 328 to 334 mm.; tail 263 to 283 mm.; tarsus 82 to 91 mm.; 

 bill at front about 55 mm., and from gape about 58 mm.; crest 

 about 65 mm. 



Adult Female.— Very similar to the female of impejanus from 

 which, however, it can be easily distinguished by its having the w^hole 

 of the low^er back and rump w^hite. The shorter upper tail coverts 

 are mottled brown and w^hite, the longer browii barred with buff and 

 a few faint white frecklings. 



Colours of Soft Parts. — ^Similar to those in the male. 



Measurements.— Wiwg IT 1" (282 mm.); tail 9' 7" (245 mm.); tarsus 

 3" (76- 2 mm.); bill at front 2-05" (52 mm); and from gape 2-2" 

 (55 mm.) 



Distribution. — The North-Western ranges of Sze-chuen extending 

 East and North into Tibet through Ta-chien-lu uito the Koko-Nor. 

 Although pure David believed it to occur m Yunnan and Queichow, 



