238 SUPERB PHEASANT. 



thus describes them. " This Pheasant is one of 

 the number that have a tail resembling a bundle, 

 with the two middle feathers considerably widen- 

 ed, and hiding those beneath, as in the Painted 

 Pheasant : the total length of the bird is about six 

 feet, of which the two middle tail-feathers make 

 upwards of four ; they are about two inches wide, 

 and terminate in a point ; the shaft is deep cinna- 

 mon-colour below : the webs are of a grey white, 

 shaded with different tints of red gold on the 

 outer edge : there are about forty-seven bars or 

 crescents on each web ; these spots are parallel 

 from the origin to the extremity of the feathers, 

 except from about one-fourth to three-quarters of 

 their length, where they are alternate : these are 

 black from the base of the feathers, and shaded 

 more or less with chesnut towards their tip, which 

 is of this last colour." 



