ORNITHOLOGY. 2S9 



TENASSER1M PHEASANT. 



A pheasant often seen in the neighborhood of tillages, 

 is abundant throughout all the Provinces, and in Burmah. 

 Euplocomus lineatus. 

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ARRACAN PHEASANT. 



The Arracan pheasant, Mr. Blyth says, is an interme- 

 diate race between the Assam and Tenasserirn pheasant?. 

 Euplocomus Horsfitldi. (Assam.) 



SILVER PHEASANT. 



The Chinese, or silver pheasant, I have seen in con- 

 finement, and the southern provinces are said to be its 

 habitat, but I have never met with it in our forests. 

 Capt. Phayre found it in Arracan. The chaste hue 

 of this bird contrasts delightfully with the magnificent 

 colouring of the other species. 

 Phasianus fasciatus. 



ARGUS PHEASANT. 



The Karens have shown me the quill-feathers of a bird 

 that is found in Mergui, which I judge to belong to the 

 argus pheasant. 



Argus giganteus. ? 



TURKEY. 



The turkey has been introduced, but not extensivly. 

 Mclcagris gallopavo. 



JUNGLE FOWL- 



Wild fowls are so numerous, that the crowing of cocks 

 at dawn of day in the deepest parts of uninhabited jungles, 

 is quite as loud as in the centre of villages. All our 

 domestic fowls are supposed to be derived from this spe- 

 cies, which differs from the jungle fowl of Ceylon and Hin- 

 dustan. 



Gallus ferrugincus. 

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