664 PHASIANUS 



Hcib. Kan-su. 



In habits and nidification this Pheasant probably does not 

 differ from P. strauchi. 



921. VLANGAL'S PHEASANT. 

 PHASIANUS VLANGALI. 



Phasianus vlangali, Pijev. Mongol, i Strana Tangut. &c., ii. p. 116, pi. 

 xvi ; Ogilvie Grant, Cat. B. Br. Mus. xxii. p. 330. 



( ad. (Tsaidam). Differs from P. strauchi in having the upper back, 

 scapulars, and least wing-coverts golden orange, the rump and upper tail- 

 coverts bluer, the under parts rather paler, the tail paler, more narrowly 

 barred, and not margined with greenish blue. Culmen 1'45, wing 9'5 T 

 tail 19'6, tarsus 2'6 inch. The female resembles that of P. colchkus but 

 is paler, and the chin and throat are pure white. 



Hob. Tsaidam, west to the Tsaidam marshes, north to the 

 Koko-nor mountains. 



Frequents the cane brakes and bush-covered localities, and 

 in winter feeds on berries. It commences nidification very 

 early, sometimes as early as the middle of February. 



922. JAPANESE PHEASANT. 

 PHASIANUS VERSICOLOR. 



Phasianus versicolor, Yieill. Gal. Ois. ii. p. 23, pi. 205 (1825) ; Gould, 

 B. of As. vii. pi. 40 ; Elliot, Monogr. Phas. ii. pi. ix. ; Seebohm, B. 

 Jap. Emp. p. 370 ; Ogilvie Grant, Cat. B. Br. Mas. xxii. p. 334. 



Kiji, Jap. 



$ ad. (Japan). Wing-coverts blue ; crown, nape, lower neck, and 

 entire breast deep glossy green ; upper neck rich purple ; scapulars 

 orange-red, these and the dorsal feathers with black centres and margined 

 with buff ; rump greenish blue ; tail greenish grey margined with 

 purplish red, and barred with black ; abdomen glossy blue ; flanks dark 

 green. Culmen 1'25, wing 9'0, tail 13'0, tarsus 2'5 inch. Female 

 resembles that of P. colchicus but is much darker. 



Hob. The Japanese Islands except Yezo. 



Does not differ from its allies in habits. It nests on the 

 ground, depositing, from the latter part of April to the end of 

 July, 5 to 6 eggs, which resemble those of P. colchicus in colour, 

 and measure T54 by T38. Has been introduced into Europe, 

 and breeds freely with P. colchicus. 



