278 Allen's naturalist's library. 



than in the other species, the middle pair of feathers pure 

 white, the outer pairs with obHque black lines. Total length, 

 40 inches; wing, io'5 ; tail, 24; tarsus, y6. 



Adult Female. — Crest blackish-brown ; upper- and under-parts 

 and middle pair of tail-feathers olive-brown, finely mottled with 

 dusky lines ; throat brownish-white ; outer tail-featlw s black, 

 with irregular oblique ivhite lines. Total length, 20*5 inches ; 

 wing, 9-1 ; tail, 9*8 ; tarsus, 3*2. 



Range. — South China, Fo-kien and Che-kiang. 



Habits. — According to Abbe David, the Silver Pheasant is 

 becoming very rare in a wild state, and is only found in South 

 China, towards the north of Fo-kien and perhaps in Che-kiang. 

 He says that most of the Golden and Silver Pheasants that one 

 sees at Shanghai come from Japan, where these two Chinese 

 species are reared in captivity. The Silver Pheasant is known 

 in China by the names of Ing-ky (Silver Fowl) and Pae-ky 

 (White Fowl). Very little indeed is known of the habits of 

 this extremely fine species in a wild state, though it has long 

 been one of the commonest aviary birds. The males are un- 

 fortunately so extremely pugnacious and such big heavy birds 

 that they fight with, and often kill, any other male Pheasant living 

 in the same aviary, and for this reason must be kept separate. 



Nest. — Like that of the other species. 



Eggs. — Broad ovals ; creamy-buff to brownish-buff, finely 

 pitted all over and slightly glossed. Average measurements, 

 2*1 by 1*6 inches. 



VIIL SWIN hoe's KALIJ PHEASANT. GENN/EUS SWINHOIL 



Euplocamus swinhoii, Gould, P. Z. S. 1862, p. 284; id. B. 



Asia, vii. pi. 16 (1864) ; Sclater, in Wolf's Zool. Sketches 



(2), pi. 37 (1867); Elliot, Monogr.Phasian.ii.pl. 25(1872); 



David and Oustalet, Gis. Chine, p. 417, pi. 102 (1877). 

 Gennceus sivinhoii, Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 



309 (1893). 

 Adult Male. — Feathered parts of the head, chin, and throat 



