66 Lloyd's natural history. 



iv. the bornean peacock-pheasant. polyplectron 

 schleiermacheri. 



Polyplectron schleiermacheri, Briigg. Abhandl. Ver. Brem. v. 



p. 461, pi. ix. (1877); Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. IMus. 



xxii. p. 359 (1893). 

 Adult Male. — Most nearly allied to the male of P. hicalcara- 

 tum, but the crest much shorter, the frill of feathers round 

 the hind-neck more developed, and the violet margins much 

 wider; the metallic ocelli on the back and wings bluish- 

 green ; feathers on the sides of the neck and chest with heart- 

 shaped metallic spots of golden-green, changing to purplish- 

 blue ; rest of the under-parts blacky with some buff speckling ; 

 middle of neck, breast, and belly, ivhite ; the paired ocelli on 

 the upper tail-coverts and middle tail-feathers touching one 

 another, but not confluent. Total length, 20 inches; wing, 

 7"8; tail, 80; tarsus, 2*6. 



Adult Female. — Differs from the female of P. bicalcaratum 

 in having no ocelli on the longer upper tail-coverts^ so that the 

 tail shows only a single series ; the under-parts washed with 

 black. Total length, 14 inches; wing, 6*8; tail, 5*6; tarsus, 

 2-3- 



Range. — Borneo. 



This species was first discovered by Herr Schleiermacher in 

 the interior of Dutch Borneo, and Mr. A. H. Everett has 

 since met with it at Paitan in the northern part of the island. 



V. napoleon's PEACOCK-PHEASANT. POLYPLECTRON 

 NAPOLEONIS. 



Polyplectron napoleonis^ Less. Traite d'Orn. pp. 487, 650 

 (1831); Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 361 

 (1893); Bourns and Worcester, Occ. Pap. Minnesota 

 Acad. i. no. i. p. 43 (1894). 



Polyplectron enipha?iuni, Temm. PI. Col. v. pi. 18 [No. 540] 

 (1831); EUiot, Monogr. Phasian. i. pi. 9 (1872). 



