76. THE SALWEEN SILYER- 

 PHEASANT. 



Gennceus sharpii^ n. sp.* 



MALE : The whole upper plumage black, 

 each feather with white lines parallel to 

 the margin of the feather ; with white 

 streaks on the lower plumage ; no 

 fringes on the rump. 



FEMALE : Neck and mantle with spear- 

 head-shaped white marks ; inner quills 

 of the wing with narrow oblique buff 

 bars. 



VERNACULAR NAME: Yit, Burmese. 



THE Salween Silver-Pheasant inhabits the 

 higher hills which separate Burma from 

 Siam and the Shan States. Whereas the 

 Lineated Silver-Pheasant does not occur 

 above 2,000 feet elevation, the present 

 species is apparently found at greater 

 heights. There are four specimens of 

 this Pheasant in the British Museum, and 

 if we look into the localities where they 

 were obtained, we shall find that they are 



* I have much pleasure in naming this species 

 after my friend Dr. Bowdler Sharpe. 



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