TRAGOPAN TEiraiNCKlI. 415 



TRjVOOI'AN hastingsii. 



One of the three species known, thus named, is from the northern range of the Hima- 

 laya, and was fii-st illustrated iu the "Century of Birds," from that country, by ^Ir. Gould. 

 Its total length is twentj^-thrco inches. The head of the adult male is covered with a 

 pendent crest of feathers, which together witli the ear-coverts and the throat are black ; 

 the neck and shoulders are rich maroon ; the chest tine orange-i'ed ; the marked skin 

 round the eyes is scarlet ; the wattles and horns are purple, with a scarlet tint here and 

 there. The upper parts exhibit a mixture of zigzag lines, and marks of dark and light 

 brown, forming a ground in which are scattered numerous distinct spots of white. The 

 feathers of the under surface are maroon, bordered with black, each having a large 

 central spot of white. The j'oung male is less brilliant, and the wattles are but little 

 developed. 



The plumage of the female consists of an uniform brown ; barred, and dashed 

 irregularly with dark brown and dull fawn colour ; the cheeks are clothed with feathers, 

 and the head is slightly crested. There arc neither horns nor wattles. 



TRAGOPAN SATYRUS. 



This is the horned pheasant of Nepal. It was first described by Edwards, not far 

 short of a century ago. The alliance of this bird to the tiu'key was noticed by this 

 WT-iter, wlio, in his catalogue, places itr among that group, while, in his account of it, he 

 observes, " for shape of body, and proportion of parts, it is pretty much like a turkey, 

 and ma}' be ranged with fowls of the poultry kind." Dr. Latham states, that these 

 birds, though by no means common, are not unfrequent in drawings done in India. 

 Its size is between that of a fowl and a turkey. 



TRAGOPAN TEMMINCKII. 



This species is from Thibet and the Chinese borders, and was first described and 

 figured in Gray's " Indian Zoology." 



