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and neck of male after the breeding season, when the 

 nuchal hackles are replaced by short blackish feathers 

 (vide Ann. M. N. H., n. s., I, 455). Presented by the 

 Curator (184G-8). — li. Pale sub-IIimalayan race (vide 

 Ann. M. N. II., XX, 289). G. Male. II. I. Females. 

 From a Masuri collection (Deyra Doon) ? Presented by 

 the Curator (1847). — C. Deep-coloured Malayan race. 

 J. Male. K. Female. From Malacca. Rev. F. W. 

 Lindstedt (1845). L. Male, from Java. J. Middleton, 

 Esq. (1839). — D. Domestic varieties. 31. Male, coloured 

 similarly to the wild bird. N. Very large Chittagong 

 cock. O. English hen, with spurs. R. W. G. Frith, 

 Esq. (1846-8). P. Singular individual (?) variety, from 

 Mergui, described as G. pseudher»uq)hroditus, J. A. S. 

 X, 925. Rev. J. Barbe (1841). Q. R. Burmese Ban- 

 tam chicks (1847). 



1463. G. Stan LEVI, Gray (Hardwicke's III. Ltd. ZooL, — the hen). 



Syn. G. Lafmjettei, Lesson. 



G. Uneatvs, BIyth, mentioned /. A. S. XVI, 387. 

 Welle Cuccida, Cingh. 

 Hab. Ceylon. 



A.' Male. Presented by E. L. Layard, Esq. (1848). B. 

 Female. R. Templeton, Esq. (1847). 



1464. G. SoNNERATii, Tem. {PI. Col. 232, 233). 



Syn. Phasiamis (/alius &]iud Sonnerat. 

 Ph. indicus, Leach. 



Jiuujli Mio'f/h, S. India. 

 IIab. Peninsula of India. 



A. Male. B. Female. C. Male (in moult, the hackles 

 beginning to replace the short grey-brown plumes which 

 clothe the neck after the breeding season). D. Young 

 male, \ grown. Presented (fresh) by the Curator (1844-7). 

 Hybrids produced between specimen C. and picked do- 

 mestic hens of G. ferrugineus. E. Adult male. F. Adult 

 female. G. H. I. J. K. Young of different ages. Pre- 

 sented by the Curator (1847). 



Genus Euplocomus, Temminck. 



1465. Eu. IGNITUS (Macartney's Emh. to Chum, pi. 13). 



Syn. Phasimms iynitus, Shaw. 



Gallus Macartney i, Temminck. 

 Ph. rufus. Raffles (the female). 

 Jug any. Sum. 

 Hab. Malayan peninsula ; Sumatra. 



A. Male. B. Female. From near Penaug. Presented 

 (fresh) by the Curator (1846). C. Male. Society's old 

 collection. 



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