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being plain white. The remaining tail-feathers are of an 

 intermediate character, the second from the outside beinf^ 

 black with a i'ew specks of white at tlie base of the outer web 

 and the feather next the middle pair being black witli a few 

 diagonal white lines on the basal three-fourths of the 

 outer web. 



In another male, which is probably a year younger than 

 the s})ecimen described above, the specks or dots on the 

 upper plumage, wing-coverts, and secondaries are more 

 numerous and form narrow, zigzag, broken lines. The 

 markings on the tail-feathers are less numerous and the 

 middle tail-feathers have the inner web entirely black. 



Length of wing 9*25 inches, of tail 11"5 inches. The legs 

 are of a brown colour. 



The female resembles the female of G. HorsfielJi in all 

 respects, except in the coloration of the taih The general 

 colour of the plumage is reddish brown, the feathers edged 

 paler and vermiculated in an indistinct manner with black ; 

 those of the breast and belly marked with cream-coloured 

 shaft-streaks. The quills of the wing are brown, mottled 

 with fulvous on the outer webs. The outermost tail-feather 

 is entirely black ; tlie next six are also black, the second 

 from the outside having a few white specks at the base of 

 the outer w^eb, the specks incr'asing in number on each 

 successive feather and gi'adually combining into narrow 

 wavy bars, the seventh feather being cross- barred all over, 

 except at the tip. Tlie two middle feathers are of a rich 

 dark chestnut on the outer web and of a pale chestnut on the 

 inner, both webs being longitudinally marked witli wavy 

 black bars, those on the outer web being much broader than 

 those on the inner. Length of wing 8"5 inches, of tail 

 9"5 inches. The legs are of a brow^n colour. 



Both sexes of this pheasant were sent to me by Captain 

 W. G. Nisbett from the Katha District of Upper Burma. 



GenncBus Cliffordi, sp. n. 



In this species the male is unique in being streaked with 

 white on the mantle, and the female is remarkable in having 

 black spots on some of the feathers of the wing. 



In a very old male the head, crest, and the whole of the 

 lower plumage are glossy blue-black. The hind-neck and 

 mantle are black, each feather with a narrow streak, which is 

 white mottled with black, and about an inch in length. The 

 upper back is plain black. The lower back and rump are 

 black, each feather with a white margin and one or two 



