Barred- Backed Pheasants. 307 



buff on the outer web. The middle 

 tail-feathers are rufous, freckled and 

 barred with black ; the others are chestnut, 

 tipped with a double band, the first portion 

 of which is black and the terminal white. 



Length of male' about '^^ \ wing Z\ ; 

 tail 2 1 ; legs brown ; irides orange ; bill 

 greenish. Length of female about 22 ; 

 wing 8; tail about 7|. The facial skin 

 in both sexes is crimson. 



