236 SUPERB PHEASANT. 



of April ; they are reddish yellow, varied with 

 white, and sprinkled with a few small brown 

 spots, and are hatched in twenty -six days: the 

 young are reared with less difficulty, and they are 

 more easily tamed than the common Pheasant. 

 During the courting season, and also when in- 

 flamed by rage, the naked skin on the head of the 

 male is of a deep crimson. 



The native place of these birds is the northern 

 parts of China, from whence they have been 

 introduced into all parts of Europe : they are 

 common in aviaries in this country, and bear con- 

 finement well. 



B. Gula paled geminatd subulatd : irons carunculd subrotundatd. 

 B. Throat with a double subulated wattle : forehead with a 

 rounded caruncle. 



SUPERB PHEASANT. 

 (Phasianus superbus.) 



PH. corpore rttfo, viridi caeruleoque vario, crist&plicatd in ver- 

 tice ccerule&j collo superiore viridi pennis longis vestito, caudd 

 elongatd, cuneatd ; rectricibus duabus intermediis albescentibus 

 nigro^fasciatis. 



Pheasant with a rufous body, varied with green and blue j the 

 crown with a plicated, blue crest ; the upper part of the neck 

 clothed with long green feathers ; the tail elongated and 



