162 Mr. E. W. Oates on some 



XXI. — On some new Species of Silver-Pheasants. 

 By EraENE W. Oates. 



Gennceus atlayi, sp. n. 



g . — Allied to G. rufipes, Oates, but with the nature of tlie 

 markings on the upper plumage reversed, that is to say that 

 the black stripes are wider than the white ones, giving the 

 bird a very dark appearance. 



Crest bine-black. The sides of the head and neck coarsely 

 squamated with black. The mantle and back marked with 

 alternating black and white stripes, of which the former are 

 nearly twice as wide as the latter. Rump similarly marked, 

 but the figure formed by each pair of stripes more rounded. 

 On the wing-coverts the black streaks are three or four 

 times as broad as the white interspaces. The primaries 

 black, barred with white. The middle pair of tail-feathers 

 chiefly white on the inner web, white barred with black on 

 the outer web ; the remaining feathers progressively more 

 and more barred, the outermost feather being almost entirely 

 black. Lower plumage glossy black, the feathers on the 

 sides of the neck and breast, at the junction of the striped 

 upper plumage and the black lower plumage, being white 

 on one web and striped on the other. Legs coral-red. 



Wing 11 inches, tail 18. 



5 . — Whole upper plumage rufous brown, slightly vermi- 

 culated with black. Lower plumage very dark brown or 

 blackish, the webs of each feather with three or four diagonal 

 buff bands, very irregular and jagged, and much narrower 

 than the black interspaces. The bands on the one web 

 meet those on the other at a sharp angle on the shaft. Tail 

 barred and mottled with black, chestnut, and buff. Legs 

 coral- red. 



Wing 9-6 inches, tail 10-4. 



Numerous specimens of this species have been sent to me 

 by Mr. Frank Atlay from various places in the Ruby Mines 

 District, and I have much pleasure in naming the bird after 

 him, in recognition of the great interest he has taken in 

 collecting pheasants for me. 



Gennceus haringtoni, sp. n. 



£ . — Of the same tyr.e as G. rufipes and G. atlayi, inasmuch 

 as it has reel legs and a striped upper plumage, but differing 

 greatly in the character of the markings. 



