5G8 AVES. 



beut down towards tlie tip ; nostrils open ; cheeks partly bare ; tail coverta 

 very long- ; tail consisting of eighteen elongated, broad, and ocellated fea- 

 thers, capable of being expanded like a fan ; tarsus considerably larger than 

 the middle toe, with a conical spur a little way above the hallux ; head pro- 

 vided with a crest. 



Pavo Aldrovandi. — The Aldrovandine Peacock. Plate xxxix. fig. 1. Upper 

 parts and breast rich green ; breast, abdomen, and crissum, dull bluish green 

 with crescent-shaped black spots ; wings iridescent Antwerp blue ; the 

 three outer quills, greater and middle wing-covert, dull fawn colour ; neck 

 long, golden green ; cheeks gray, front blue ; crown surmounted by a crest 

 of fifteen gray plumes, the centre ones longest and green at the points ; tail 

 yellow-green, each feather ocellated near the point, blue in the centre and 

 margined with reddish-fawn colour ; bill, legs, and feet, gray. Size of com- 

 mon peacock. Inhabits the Cape of Good Hope. 



Genus 2. — GALLUS. — Brisson. 



Generic Character. — Bill of medium size, strong and naked at the base; 

 upper mandible arcuated, convex, and bent at its tip ; head surmounted by 

 a flet-hy crest, and wattles on the throat ; ears without a cover of feathers ; 

 three toes before, united the length of the first joint; the hallux placed 

 high upon the tarsus, and not resting on the ground, above which is a loni{ 

 conical spur ; claws blunt ; middle tail feathers arcuated ; wings short, and 

 concave. 



Gallus domesticus.— The Domestic Cock. Plate xxxix. tig. 2. Described, 

 vol. iii p. 107. 



Genus 3 — PHASIANUS.— Lmn^pw*. 



Generic Character. — Bill of medium length, strong ; upper mandible con- 

 vex, naked at the base, bent downward at the point; nostrils basal, lateral, 

 covered by a cartilaginous scale ; cheeks and ophthalmic region destitute of 

 feathers, and covered vinth a verrucose skin ; ears concealed by feathers ; 

 feet with three anterior toes united by a membrane as far as the first joint, 

 the hind toe articulated upon the tarsus, above which is a conical spur in 

 tJie males ; claws blunt ; the fourth and fifth quills longest. 



Phasianus Colchicus. — The Common Pheasant. Plate x.xxix. fig. 4. De- 

 scribed, vol. iii. p. 1S3. 



Phasianus pictus. — The Golden Pheasant. Plate liii. fig. 5. Golden-yeliow 

 above, scarlet beneath ; crest yellow ; feathers on the occiput reddish.brovvn, 

 varied with black lines ; tail cuneiform, and bent downwards. Two feet 

 nine inches lung. Inhabits Cliina. 



Genus i.—hOVHOFHOUVS.—Tcmminck. 



Generic Characl^r.—liUl long, thick, broad at the base and greatly 

 beut towards the point; upper mandible arcuated, extending considera- 

 bly beyond the lower one, and sharply edged at its extremity ; ridge ele- 

 vated ; nostrils basal, lateral, and half closed by a feathered membrane; 

 tarsus covered on its upper part with feathers, and having a long and 

 sharp spur ; three toes in front united by membranes ; hind toe, a little 

 way up the tarsus, not resting on the ground ; dawa blunt; tail short and 

 rounded. 



