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another. These colours must be seen in a living 

 specimen to be appreciated, and probably can only be. 

 appreciated fully by those fortunate people who have 

 had the opportunity of seeing the male bird display- 

 ing before the soberly coloured female. 



The Common Moonal is found in the forests of 

 the Himalayas from Bhotan to Afghanistan, at 

 elevations of from 7,000 to 12,000 feet. 



MANCHURIAN CROSSOPTILON. 



The Manchurian Kared-Pheasant, or Crossoptilon 

 {^Crossoptilon rnancfuiriaini) an extraordinary looking 

 bird, with its wliite ear tufts sticking up on each side 

 of its face as if they had been brushed into position, 

 and its tail looking as if the feathers had been 

 combed, is represented by three specimens, which 

 appear to be a male and two females. The females 

 are only different to the males in that they have no 

 spurs. It is a soberly clad bird, in a black and white 

 brown plumage, and inhabits the mountains of Man- 

 churia and the neighbouring province of Pe-chi-li. 



