THE TRUE PHEASANTS. 27 



the male hybrids surpassing in size and beauty the males of 

 either species. 



The nest and eggs are like those of P. colchicus. 



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

 SATSCHEUNENSIS. 



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



(18S4); Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 2)^3 



(1893). 



Adult Male. — This is a very pale form of P. iorquatus^ 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 \ the 



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



and purplish-green . 



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

 quaius^ 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 for mosajtus, Elliot, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 406; id. 



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



Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 2>ZZ {^^z)^ 

 Adult Male. — Distinguished from P. torquatus 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 



