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rounded, the outermost feathers reaching 

 beyond the middle of the tail; the first 

 quill of the wing falling short of the tip 

 of the wing by more than one inch ; 

 horny part of bill between nostril and 

 tip more than one inch in length. The 

 Himalayas and Assam. P. 258. 



PEA-FOWL. Of very large size; wing 

 1 6 inches or more; tail of 20 feathers; 

 a large portion of the side of the head 

 naked. Of wide distribution. P. 272. 



ARGUS-PHEASANTS. Of large size ; tail 

 of 12 feathers; the inner quills of the 

 wing longer than the first ten quills ; head 

 and neck for the most part naked. 

 Tenasserim. P. 284. 



CHEER-PHEASANTS. About the size of 

 a large English Pheasant; tail of 18 

 feathers, long, pointed and much gradu- 

 ated ; with a full pointed crest ; outermost 

 tail-feather falling far short of the middle 

 of the tail. The Himalayas. P. 292. 



TRUE PHEASANTS. About the size of 

 an English Pheasant; tail of 18 feathers, 

 long, pointed and much graduated; with 

 a very short, blunt crest ; outermost tail- 

 feather falling far short of the middle of 

 the tail. The Shan States. P. 298. 



BARRED-BACKED PHEASANTS. About 



