73. THE NORTH-ARRAKAN SILVER 

 PHEASANT. 



Gennceus cuvieri^ (TEMMINCK). 



MALE : The upper plumage black, mi- 

 nutely vermiculated with pale buff; the 

 feathers of the rump with a white fringe, 

 preceded by a firm, broad, black band; 

 the outer three pairs of tail-feathers 

 black. 



FEMALE : The middle pair of tail- 

 feathers dull chestnut, the others pro- 

 gressively with an increasing amount 

 of black and a decreasing amount of 

 chestnut, the two colours blending; 

 the outermost feather almost entirely 

 black. 



VERNACULAR NAME: Yit> Burmese. 



IT is with some hesitation that I admit 

 this species into my work. 



In the British Museum there are three 

 Silver-Pheasants which are labelled G. 

 cuvieri. These birds were at one time 

 living in the Zoological Gardens of 

 London, and their skins came to the 

 Museum about 1867. It is not easy to 

 trace the history of menagerie birds which 



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