136 Some hiteresling Birds. 



it r^^'andered naturally in one of his roomy wilderness aviaries; 

 ol its lull beauty even the brush of the artist must fall far 

 short, and the word -picture given below of its plumage is 

 poor hideed compared with the glowing beauty of the living 

 bird. 



Adult Male: Top of head rich, sheeny, dai'k bronze-green; 

 long crest plumes intense blood -red; cape -like feathers of 

 the back of the neck glistening snow-white, margined and 

 barred with glossy steel-blue; shoulders, mantle and chest 

 sheeny dark green; rump, giossy black, each feather tipped 

 with rich buff; throat and lore -neck brownish -black, glossed 

 with dark green; remainder of underparts snow-white, 

 barred with black on the flanks; tne two central tail-feathers 

 are white, barred and lined with black; with the other tail- 

 feaithers barred with black ana Dulf; set off by the beautiful 

 broad iscarlet- tipped side hangers; naked skin round eye blue; 

 eye, white; legs, bluish -green. Length: Fi'oni tip to tip of 

 tail 4;i feet, tail 3 feet. 



Adult Female: Head and mantle bx'own, barred with 

 black and buff' and variegated with rufous -brown; lower back 

 and rump light brown, thickly and finely mottled with black; 

 ■throat buff'; sides of head and under -parts buff, barred with 

 'black except on the middle of abdomen: naked skin round 

 eye blue. Length 2^ feet, tail 11 inches. 



Hahiiai: This fine species ranges over the mountains 

 of Western Cnma and Eastern Tibet. 



Eggs: Short stubby oval in shape, of a light bull 

 colour, with smooth and glossy shells. Average size 1^ x 

 Ig inches. 



1)1 CapUcity: To view this line species, as has been 

 been mj privilege on many occasions, is to indulge in a feast 

 of beauty not easily forgotten, and to make one long for 

 spacious ffights to indulge one's appetite, not merely with this 

 species, but also Oiher rare species of the PHASIANIN^. It 

 is little short of maryelious to see the ease and grace withl 

 which the cock carries his 3 feet tail, and also avoids obstruc- 

 ;tions likely to damage same, so that even in somewhat limited 

 quarters, it is kept in good condition for a long period. 



Pheasants are the better for spacious runs, and these 

 should not be overcrowded, or the ground soon becomes tainted. 



