THE MACARTNEY COCK. 21 ( J 



copy his beautiful Plates in the Century of Hima- 

 layan Birds, by far the best which have ever ap- 

 peared of this, and some other members of this 

 beautiful family. 



IMPEYAN LOPHOPHORUS 



Lophophorus Impeyanus. 

 PLATE XXII, MALE XXIII, FEMALE. 



Lophore resplendisant, Temminck, Pigeons et Gallinacis^ 

 ii. p. 355 Impeyan Pheasant, Latham's General History, 

 viii. p. 210 Phasianus Impeyanua, Index Ornitholofficus, 

 ii. 632 Lophophorus Impeyanus, Gould's Century,, Male 

 and Female. 



THE splendour and changeability of the tints 

 on the male of this bird, it is almost impossible to 

 describe, either by words or the pencil. The greater 

 proportion of the plumage is of varying hues of green, 

 steel blue, violet and golden bronze. The texture 

 is very dense and metallic looking, the feel soft and 

 velvety. Upon the head there is a crest of feathers, 

 composed of a naked shaft, with an oval tip of a si- 

 milar texture with the rest of the plumage ; this ap- 

 pears capable of erection at pleasure, but in a state 

 of rest seems to recline or bend over the hind head. 

 The centre of the back is pure white, following the 

 distribution of colour which we have observed in the 



