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by the characters given above. It only 

 remains to be added that the forehead, 

 crown and crest, as well as the whole 

 lower plumage, is glossy black. The 

 hindneck is vermiculated like the mantle. 

 The tail-feathers are black, the middle 

 pair freckled with huffish white on both 

 webs, the others on the outer web only. 



Length of male about 24 ; wing 9^ ; 

 tail II. The skin of the face is crimson. 



The second species to be brought to 

 notice is 



61a. lady AMHERST'S 

 PHEASANT. 



Chrysolophus a7nhersticB, (Leadbeater). 



This fine Pheasant is found in the 

 mountains of Western China and Eastern 

 Tibet. Quite recently a male specimen 

 of this species was obtained on the Burmo- 

 Chinese frontier by one of the officers 

 attached to the Boundary Delimitation 

 Commission. This bird was forwarded 

 to Mr. Rowland Ward, who sent it to 

 the Museum of Natural History for inspec- 

 tion, and thus it came to my knowledge. 

 I understand that it was shot on the 

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