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long as the outer pair, and all partially glossed zvitJi mcfallic 

 purple^ but without metallic ocelli. 



First primary flight-feather much shorter than the second, 

 \Yhich is shorter than the tenth ; sixth slightly the longest. 



Sides of the face covered with small feathers. 



Male armed with two or more pairs of spurs. Plumage of 

 sexes alike. 



Only one species is known. 



I. THE BRONZE-TAILED PEACOCK-PHEASANT. CHALCURUS 



CHALCURUS. 



rolypkctrum chalcurum^ Less. Traite d'Orn. p. 487 (1831). 

 Polyplectroji chalcuriim^ Temm. PI. Col. v. pi. 19 [No. 519] 



(1831); Elliot, Monogr. Phasian. i. pi. 10 (1872). 

 Chalciirus ifiocellatus (Less.), Bonap. C. R. xlii. p. 878 (1856). 

 Chalcurus chalcurus, Ogilvie Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 



361 (1S93). 



Adult Male. — General colour Z';'<5zc;;^/ upper-parts barred and 

 fringed with dull rufous ; throat- and neck feathers with white 

 shafts ; middle tail-feathers black, irregularly barred with rufous 

 and shading into metallic purplish-blue towards the extremities; 

 outer pairs similar but with the greater part of the outer and 

 much of the ijiner webs purplish-blue, changing into violet. 

 Total length, 18 inches; wing, 6-6 j tail, 9^2; tarsus, 2*4. 



Adult Female. — Like the male, but smaller and devoid of 

 spurs. Total length, 157 inches ; wing, 6*2 ; tail, 7*4 ; tarsus, 



2'2. 



Eange. — Sumatra. 



Nothing is known of the habits of this rare Pheasant. Di 

 Biittikofer tells us that the native name is ''' Karo-Karo." 



THE ARGUS PHEASANTS. GENUS ARGUSIANUS. 



Argus, Temm. {nee Boh. Mollusca, 1761 ; ?iec Scop. Lcpi- 

 doptera, 1777), Pig. et Gall. ii. p. 410 (18 13). 



