THE NEPAUL OR HORNED TRAGOPAN. 



Tragopan satyrus, CUVIER. 

 PLATE XXIV. 



Horned Pheasant, Edwards' 1 Birds, pi. 116. Phasianus sa- 

 tyrus, Temminck, Histoire Naturelle des Pigeons et Galli- 

 naces, ii. 349 Horned Pheasant, Latham's General His- 

 tory, viii. p. 208 Tragopan satyrus, Cuvier, Regne Ani- 

 mal, i. p. 479 Gould's Century. 



IN looking over the various ornithological works 

 in our possession for the history of these beautiful 

 birds, we have been able to find literally nothing ; 

 their habits are completely unknown, or not touch- 

 ed upon. They seem confined to the more alpine 

 regions, reach the limit of snow, and the present 

 species has been brought from Thibet and Nepaul ; 

 the next has been received from Himalaya. It 

 would be of great importance to ornithologists, if 

 notes were made regarding all the birds composing 

 this genus, Euplocomus and Lophophorus. Until 

 we know a little more regarding them, it is impossible 

 to assign to them with any certainty a place in any 

 system. 



This bird is about the size of a large domestic 

 fowl. The bare skin is of a bright bluish-purple. 



