412 Mr. S. A. Butnrlin on the Geographical 



30. Phasianus vlangalh Przewalski. (Tsaidam Pheasant.) 

 Ph. vlangalii : 1876, Przewalski, Mong. and Tang. (Russ.), 



. p. 116; 1893, Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. p. 330 ; 1899, Kozlow, 

 Res. I. R. G. S. Exped. C. As. (Russ.), ii. pp. 198, 218, 286; 

 1903, Dresser, Man. p. 664. 



The range of Ph. vlangalii is restricted to the eastern part 

 of Tsaidam with the Valley of Bahin-hol (Tibetan, not that 

 of Koko-nor) and Dsuhyn-hol. 



The Southern Koko-uor Mts. and the Nan Shan form its 

 northern boundary, on the other side of which one of the 

 King-Pheasants (Ph. satscheuensis) occurs while on the east 

 its close neighbour is Ph. strauchi. The green colour of the 

 chest in one specimen of the latter from South-western Kansu 

 (Ma-pua-san) mentioned by Messrs. Berezowsky and Bianchi 

 may shew some affinity of Ph. strauchi to Ph. vlangalii, but 

 not necessarily to Ph. elegans. 



31. Phasianus versicolor Yieillot. (Green Pheasant.) 

 Ph. versicolor : I825 s Yieillot, Gal. Ois. ii. p. 23, pi. 20o ; 



1890, Seebohm, Bird Jap. Emp. p. 370 ; 1893, Ogilvie-Grant, 

 Cat. p. 334 ; 1903, Dresser, Man. p. 664. 



Ph. diardi: 1830, Temmmck, PI. Col. v. 



Ph. versicolor inhabits the Japanese Islands except Yezo. 

 Those who consider it to be only a " climatic variety " of the 

 strikingly different Ph. colchicus should be reminded that 

 the climatic conditions of Japan and the lower Rion basin in 

 Transcaucasia are somewhat alike, so that Japanese plants 

 are easily acclimatised in the latter. 



32. Phasianus soemmeruinoi Temminck. (Copper 



Pheasant.) 



Ph. soemmerringi : 1830, Temminck, PI. Col. v. mi. 487, 

 488; 1890, Seebohm, Birds Jap. Emp. p. 370 ; 1893, Ogilvie- 

 Grant, Cat. p. 336 (pt.) ; 1903, Dresser, Man. p. 667. 



Ph. soemmerringi inhabits the Kiu-Siu Isl. of Japan. It 

 has been obtained also at Simoda on Hondo (Nippon), but 

 Seebohm supposes that this was ;i tame bird. 



33. Phasianus soemmerringi scintillans Gould. 

 (Gould's Pheasant.) 



Ph. (Grajj/wphasianas) scintillans: 1866, Could, Ann. & 



