THE TYPE OF COLCHICUS 



Distinguishing Features of Cock. Distinguishing Features of Hen 



Type of group: no neck ring; sandy- 

 brown wing coverts ; maroon-red 

 rump with purple gloss. 



Nearest to type ; whitish wing coverts. 



Whitish wing coverts ; bronze-red rump 

 with no purple gloss. 



Whitish -buff wing coverts ; green- 

 bronze rump ; broad green bars on 

 underside. 



Buff wing coverts ; greenish rump. 



Whitish wing coverts ; red rump ; plain 

 brown scapulars. 



Whitish-buff wing coverts ; yellowish- 

 brown rump. 



Broad white neck ring ; whitish wing 

 coverts ; dark maroon rump ; throat 

 bronze-red. 



Type of group : white neck ring ; silver- 

 grey wing coverts ; flanks orange- 

 buff ; greenish rump. 



No neck ring ; greenish -grey wing 

 coverts ; flanks dull orange -red 

 with purple gloss ; chest dark 

 green. 



No neck ring ; greenish -grey wing 



coverts ; rump bluish-slate ; flanks 



golden buff. 

 No neck ring; greenish-grey wing 



coverts ; rump bluish-slate ; chest 



orange-red. 

 No neck ring ; crown of head much 



darker green than the type. 



A pale edition of the type ; more 

 purple and green on under-parts. 



Flanks pale primrose ; broad purple- 

 green margin to feathers. 



Wing coverts blue-grey ; neck ring very 

 broad ; rump mottled. 



No neck ring ; small and dark ; slate- 

 green rump ; all under-parts deep 

 green. 



Type for hens of both northern and 

 southern forms : sandy -brown 

 plumage, barred with black ; one 

 buff marking on rump feathers. 



Practically identical with type. 



Sandy-buff ; paler than type ; stronger 

 black markings on breast. 



A light buff ; much paler than type ; 

 stronger black markings on breast. 



A light buff ; much paler than type. 

 Sandy-buff ; paler than type ; stronger 



black markings on breast. 

 A light buff ; much paler than type. 



Larger and much paler than type ; two 

 narrow and clearly outlined buff 

 markings on rump feathers. 



Closely resembling type, but with two 

 buff markings of very irregular 

 shape on rump feathers. 



General colour of type; throat white; 

 under-parts whitish -buff barred 

 with black ; feathers of neck and 

 mantle tipped with dark green 

 instead of violet. 



General colour of type ; under-parts 

 pale buff with faint black markings. 



General colour of type ; same differ- 

 ences as P. 



General colour of type ; same differ- 

 ences as P. elegans ; more strongly 

 marked with black on back. 



Paler than type ; a light buff ; chin 

 and throat pure white. 



Closely resembling type ; same differ- 

 ences as Chinese pheasant but 

 darker breast markings. 



Closely resembling type but larger. 



Darker and smaller than type ; greenish 

 tinge to head and neck ; markings 

 stronger. 



