50. THE CRIMSON HORNED 

 PHEASANT. 



Tragopan satyra^ (Linn^us). 



MALE : — Lower plumage crimson with 

 round white or grey spots, each sur- 

 rounded by a black border. 



FEMALE : — Plumage very rufous, the 

 upper parts with triangular buff marks ; 

 both webs of the quills of the wing much 

 marked with rufous. 



Vernacular Names \—Loongee, Garhwal 

 and Kumaon ; Moonal, Nepal ; Tirriak- 

 ^ho, Lepcha ; Omo, BuJ), Bhutia ; 

 Nunal, Sikhim ; Dafia, Bengal. 



The Crimson Homed Pheasant is found 

 in the Himalayas from Garhwal to Bhutan. 

 In the summer this bird occurs up to the 

 altitude of 12,000 feet, and at that time 

 is not often met with below 8000 feet. In 

 winter it comes down to about 7000 feet. 

 Mr. Hume, as usual, has some excellent 

 notes on this Pheasant, and I shall quote 

 some of them : — " Although always on 

 hills near to or bordering on the snow, 

 they are never seen amongst it (except 

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