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tectricibus alarum albis, intimis castaneo marginatis, exterioribus 
nigro et brunneo variegatis; remigibus pallide brunneis, ful- 
vescenti-albo fasciatis: cauda rufo-brunnea nigro anguste et 
regulariter fasciata ; rectricibus exterioribus, precipue pogonio 
interno, nigro variegatis: pectore medio splendide aureo-ca- 
staneo, nitente viridi late terminatis : hypochondriis splendide 
aureis, apicibus conspicue nitenti-viridibus: abdomine imo 
tibtisque nigris: subcaudalibus castaneis paullo viridi niten- 
tibus. 
Foeem. Fulvo-brunnea, pallide rosaceo passim induta: dorsi plumis 
cinerascenti-brunneo marginatis, ante apicem fascia fulva, 
parte mediana rufo et nigro fasciata: remigibus pallide brun- 
neis nigro transfasciatis: cauda rosaceo-brunnea, nigro trans- 
Sfasciata : subtus rosaceo-fulva ; hypochondriis fasciis latis 
nigris conspicue notatis. 
Male. Feathers of the neck black at base, deep chestnut in the 
centre, and broadly tipped with brilliant green: back and scapulars 
golden chestnut, with a triangular black bar starting from the shaft 
about a third of its length from the tip; shaft white; a triangular 
spot at the tip brilliant green; back and rump deep rich chestnut- 
red ; wing-coverts white, margined at the lower half with fulvous. 
Tail reddish brown, barred equally and at regular intervals with 
black for about half the width of the web, outer half barred with 
chestnut ; lateral feathers reddish brown on the outer webs, greyish 
brown on the inner, barred regularly with black. Underside of 
tail-feathers chestnut, barred broadly and distinctly with black. 
Upper part of breast brilliant golden chestnut, broadly tipped with 
shining green; flanks bright golden, with the ends of the feathers 
covered with a large triangular spot of brilliant shining green ; centre 
of abdomen and thighs black ; under tail-coverts chestnut, tips washed 
with shining green; feet and tarsus blackish brown. 
Length from end of neck to rump 10 inches; wing 11 inches ; 
tail 20 inches. 
Female. General colour buff, tinged with a rosy hue ; feathers of 
the back edged with ashy brown, before a band of yellowish, which 
is repeated two or three times, interrupting the black which runs 
along the shaft. Primaries pale brown barred with brownish black ; 
tail rosy brown, barred irregularly with black; breast dark buff; 
flanks rosy buff, conspicuously spotted with black. 
Hab. Yarkand. 
This fine bird, which may be considered a second species of the 
group containing P. mongolicus, is even more brilliant in plumage 
than its ally, and will doubtless be considered hereafter the most 
beautiful of all the members of the restricted genus Phasianus. 
The feathers of the breast and flanks shine with the most brilliant 
metallic colours, and the living bird must be a splendid object. 
Unfortunately the two skins brought by Mr. Shaw are without the 
heads, and I am unable to give a description of that important part 
of the body; but as that portion varies but slightly in the true 
Pheasants, it would not be at all hazardous to suppose that the P. 
