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and breast darker and more distinct. Only the type specimen, 
however, has been examined. 
Range.— The Island of Formosa. 
Habits.—Swinhoe reports the habits of this species as similar 
to those of its Chinese ally, and says that it affords excellent 
sport, being particularly numerous. 
With no white ring round the neck, or only traces of one. 
XII. THE CHINESE RINGLESS PHEASANT. PHASIANUS 
DECOLLATUS. 
Phastanus decollatus, Swinhoe, P Z.S. 1870, p. 135; Elliot, 
Monogr. Phasian. ii. pl. vil. (1872); Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. 
Bbit. ois. xXx. 331 (rs9s): 
Adult Male.—Very similar to the male of P. orguatus, but the 
white ring surrounding the neck is absent in typical examples, 
though, where the ranges of the two birds approach one 
another (for example at the Ichang Gorge), examples of the 
present species show traces of a white ring, some of the feathers 
on the hind-neck being banded with white. It further differs 
in having the crown of the head dark green instead of pale 
bronze-green, and the margins to the chest-feathers much 
broader and dark-green instead of purple. Total length, 34 
inches; wing, 92; tail, 18°5; tarsus, 2°8. 
Adult Female.— Most like the female of P. strauchz, but the 
black patches, especially those on the scapulars, wing-coverts, 
and lower back, are /arger and more strongly marked ; and the 
ground-colour of the mantle is darker chestnut. ‘Total length, 
a5 IChes';| WING, O° stall, To's.s tarsus.c2:5; 
Range.—Western China, extending from Western Yunnan, 
northwards to Southern Shen-si, eastwards to the Sin-ling 
Mountains, and southwards to Western Quei-chow. 
Habits.—Of all the True Pheasants this is perhaps the rarest 
in collections, though common enough in many parts of its 
