Kalij- and Silver-Pheasants. 347 



a broad white fringe and a preceding 

 firm, broad, black band occupying the 

 space between the fringe and the first 

 vermiculation. The tail is black with 

 very narrow, oblique, pale buff lines, these 

 lines progressively decreasing in number 

 and extent, the three outer pairs of 

 feathers being practically black. The 

 whole lower plumage is a glossy black. 



The female has the upper plumage and 

 wings reddish brown, each feather edged 

 paler and some of the small feathers of 

 the wing edged with whitish. The two 

 middle tail-feathers are chestnut stippled 

 with black, the others with a progressively 

 decreasing amount of chestnut and an 

 increasing amount of black, the outermost 

 feather being almost entirely black. 



Length of the male about 23 ; wing 8| ; 

 tail 10. Length of the female about 21 ; 

 wing 8 ; tail 8. The legs are brown or 

 dark flesh-colour, and the skin of the face 

 crimson. 



