Kalij- and Silver-Pheasants. 363 



of the Shan States. Like the present 

 species, the male has red legs. The tail 

 is much longer, however, and there is 

 more white in the plumage. 



The male of the present species has 

 the crest glossy black. The whole upper 

 plumage and the wing-coverts are white, 

 each feather with four or five firm black 

 lines on each web, running parallel to 

 the margin of the feather. The exposed 

 parts of the quills in the closed wing are 

 black with broad oblique white bars. 

 The whole lower plumage is glossy black. 

 The tail-feathers are obliquely barred with 

 black and white, except the inner web of 

 the middle pair of feathers, which is white. 



Length of male about 34 ; wing about 

 10 ; tail 1 8 or more. The skin of the 

 face is crimson and the legs are bright red. 



The female of this species is not known. 

 The female of the allied Chinese species, 

 G. nycthemeruS) has the entire plumage 

 sepia brown except the hinder part of the 

 crest, which is black. The two middle 

 tail-feathers are pale sepia brown, and the 

 others are much mottled and barred with 

 black. 



