STOIUES ABOUT BIRDS. 



Indeed, the attire of the pheasant is rich and rare. The eyes are sur- 

 rounded with scarlet, sprinkled with tiny black dots. On the front of the 

 head there are dark coloured feathers, mixed with a shining purple, and the 

 top of the head and the upper parts of the neck arc tinged with a dark green 



THE BLACK PHEASANT. 



that shines like silk. Sometimes the top of the head is of a shining blue, and 

 looks blue or green according to the light in which it is seen. The feathers of 

 the breast and shoulders, and the sides, have a tinge of exquisite purple, with 

 a streak of gold. The tail is long, and, in the silver pheasant, is of a silver 

 white. 



