THE GOLDEN PHEASANT. 



die plumage of the pheasants, we have the feather* 

 covering the rump, particularly upon the sides, long, 

 narrow, with loose webs, almost like hackles, but of 

 a texture quite stiff and almost horny. The female 

 has the usual unobtrusive brownish plumage, broken 

 with black crescent-formed bars, and the tail is short 

 and regularly graduated. 



This bird is also a native of China, where it is 

 called Kinki or Kinkee, Gold Flower-fowl, or 

 Wroght Fowl. * It is kept in domestication, and 

 may now be procured in considerable numbers from 

 many parts in the south of England. Like the Sil- 

 ver Pheasant, they have also been attempted to be 

 set at large in the preserves, but generally a'^o with- 

 out success. For the table they are said to be more 

 delicate than the common pheasant ; their numbers 

 are, however, too limited for them to be often seen 

 in a cooked state. The feathers of the crest and 

 ruff are held in much request by anglers, and parti- 

 cularly to assist in dressing the gaudy Irish hooks. 



The other beautiful species now alluded to is 



LADY AMHERST'S PHEASANT. 

 Phasianus Amherstia. LEADBEATER. 



First described by Mr Leadbeater of London, in 

 the Transactions of the Linnean Society, from two 



* Latham, General History. 



