PHEASANTS IN COVERT AND AVIARY 



surface brownish-black, with a margin of buff with every 

 feather, the throat whitish, and the central portion of the 

 under surface, fawn colour ; flanks, mottled brown ; tail, buff, 

 barred with dark brown, between which are other interrupted 

 bars of the same hue. These marks are broader on the two 

 central feathers than on the others, and, moreover, do not 

 reveal the edge on either side." 



Regarding the confinement of the Chinese Pheasant to 

 the aviary, little need be said, as the extremely hardy nature 

 of these birds, befits them to environment under all ordinary 

 conditions. It is a variety which does well in covert and 

 aviary. 



The colouring on the lower portion of the back serves to 

 distinguish the Chinese Pheasant from other species. The 

 rump and the upper tail coverts have a greenish-grey lustre, 

 and on either side, a coloured patch, whilst around the neck, 

 there is a distinct clearly defined white ring. The flank 

 feathers, also those of the mantle, are buffy orange, whereas, in 

 Phasiaiius Fortnosamis, the feathers in these regions are pale 

 ' yellow. The breast, chest feathers, have very narrow purple 

 margins, but the general colour of the breast feathering has 

 a purple lake sheen upon it. The bars on the tail feathers 

 are broader than in some other species. 



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