THE TRUE PHEASANTS. 2^ 



the male hybrids surpassing in size and beauty the males of 

 either species. 



The 7iest and es!;gs are like those of P. colcldcus. 



X. THE SA-TSCHEN RING-NECKED PHEASANT. PIIA5IANUS 

 SATSCHEUNENSIS. 



Phasianus safschenneusis, Prjevalsky, Reisen in Tibet, p. 59 



(18S4); Ogilvie Grant, Cat. B. Brit. IMus. xxii. p. t,t,z 



(1893). 



Adult Male. — This is a very pale form of P. torqiiafiis, from 



which it may be distinguished by having the general colour of 



the upper-parts much paler, the scapulars and secondary quills 



being margined with sandy-brown instead of Indian-red j the 



margins to the feathers of the chest and under-parts arc wider 



and purplish-green . 



Adult Female.— Very viuch paler than the female of P. tor- 

 quafus, the general colour of the upper parts being pale buff 

 with the black markings much diminished in size ; the chin 

 and throat pure white ; and the under-parts whitish-buff with 

 faint indications of brown cross-bars on the sides and flanks. 



Range. — Sa-tschen, north of the Nan-Shan Mountains. 



XI. THE FORMOSAN RING-NECKED PHEASANT. PHASIANUS 



FORMOSANUS. 



Phasianus forniosa?ius, Elliot, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 406 ; id. 



Monogr. Phasian. ii. pi. vi. (1872); Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. 



Brit. Mus. xxii. p. ^t,2> (1893). 



Adult Male. — Distinguished from P. torquaius in having the 



ground-colour of the mantle and flanks pale primrose ; the 



chest but slightly glossed with pink, and the margins of the 



feathers more widely edged all round with purplish-green. 



Adult Female.— Appears to differ from the female of P. 

 torquatus in having the barring on the feathers of the chest 



