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coverts pale golden orange ; under parts rather more boldly barred than 

 in P. persicus ; a somewhat faintly defined collar on the sides and b*ck of 

 the neck. 



Hal. Zarafschan Valley. 



This Pheasant frequents the damp reedy parts along the 

 Zarafschan river and frequents the fields and gardens in search 

 of food. Nothing appears to be known respecting its nidifica- 

 tion, which doubtless does not differ from that of P. persicus. 



917. SUBSP. PHASIANUS TARIMENSIS. 



Pkaslanus tarimensis, Prjev. Dritte Reise in Centr. As. &c. p. 95 (1883) ; 

 Ogilvie Grant, Cat. B. Br. Mus. xxii. p. 327. 



$ ad. Wing covers as in P. colchicus but rather paler and with a faint 

 greenish grey tinge ; back with the ground-colour golden orange, the 

 rump and upper tail-coverts tinged with greenish ; tail paler than in 

 P. colchicus, under parts with the feathers but faintly margined or tipped 

 with black. Culmen 1'5, wing 9'2, tail 16'5, tarsus 2~55 inch. The 

 female resembles that of P. sJiawi. 



Hob. Karaschar in the lower valley of the Tarim river, 

 and the valley of the Tschertsche-Darya to the shores of the 

 Lob-nor. 



In habits and nidification this sub-species does not differ 

 from P. colchicus. 



918. SEVERTZOFF'S PHEASANT. 

 PHASIANUS CHRYSOMELAS. 



Phaslanus cJirysomelas, Severtzoff, Bull. Mosc. xlviii. pt. 3, p. 207 

 (1875) ; Gould, B. of As. vii. pi. 36 ; Ogilvie Grant, Cat. B. Br. 

 Mus. xxii. p. 327 ; P. dorrandti and P. oxianus, Severtz. J. f. 0. 

 1875, p. 225. 



ad. (Amu-Darya). Differs from P. sTtawi in having the ground 

 colour of the upper parts orange-red, more orange on the upper back, and 

 redder on the lower back, rump, and upper tail-coverts, the mantle-feathers 

 broadly margined with greenish black ; bars on the tail very narrow ; 

 under parts more boldly marked with glossy greenish black ; ground- 

 colour of flanks golden orange. Culmen 1-5, wing 9'3, tail 21 '4, tarsus 2-75 

 inch. The female resembles that of P. shawi, but the breast is more 

 boldly spotted with black. Like P. shawi the males of this species some- 

 times have an indication of a white collar. 



Hob. The valley of the Amu-Darya. 



Does not differ in habits or nidification from P. colchicus. 



