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SPECIES OF PHASIANID^E. 



llf. 



I. Phasianinae ... 

 (35 species.) 



II. Pavoninae ... 

 (8 species.) 



III. Meleagrinse. 

 (3 species.) 



IV. Numidinae .. 

 (10 species.) 



Lophophorus 



Pucrasia 



Phasianus ... 



Thaumalea .. 

 Crossoptilon. 

 Euplocanius 



7. Gallus 



Ceriornis . . . 



Pavo 



Polyplectron 



Argus 



Meleagris ... 



1. Nuraida... 



2. Phasidus 



3. Agelastus 



N. India. 

 N. India. 

 Eastern Europe, Central Asia, China, Japan, 



and N. India. 

 Central Asia. 

 Central and Eastern Asia. 

 N. India, Burmese Countries, China, Sumatra, 



and Borneo. 

 India, Burmese Countries, Sumatra, Java, 



and islands beyond, up to Timor. 

 N. India and China. 

 India, Burmese Countries, and Java. 

 N. India, Burmese Countries, and Sumatra. 

 Malacca, Sumatra, and Borneo. 

 North-eastern and Central America. 



Africa. 

 W. Africa. 

 W. Africa. 



In the following catalogue of species I have inserted those only 

 which I believe are unquestionably good. There are examples of 

 nearly all of these in the splendid collection of the British Museum * ; 

 and I may state that I have seen specimens of all the fifty-six species 

 enumerated below, except Numida pucherani. I have to thank 

 Mr. Wallace, Mr. Swinhoe, and Mr. Blyth for communicating to me 

 various particulars concerning the range of the different species. 



Subfam. I. PHASIANIN^. 



Range. — Palsearctic and Indian Regions ; straggUng into the con- 

 fines of the Australian Region. 



Genus 1. Lophophorus. 

 Range. — Southern slopes of the Himalayas. 



1. Lophophorus impeyanus. (Impeyan Pheasant.) 



Phasianus impeyanus, Latham, Ind. Orn. 



Lophophorus impeyamis, Gould, B. Asia, pt. 2. 



Hah. Southern slopes of Himalayas; probably throughout the 

 whole range, but certainly from Simla to Darjeeling. Cashmere, at 

 high elevations ; nowhere abundant, but pretty generally distributed 

 (^. L. Adams). 



Genus 2. Pucrasia. 



Range. — Southern slopes of the Himalayas. 



1. Pucrasia macrolopha. (Pucras Pheasant.) 



Satyra macrolopha, Less. Diet. Sc. N. lix. p. 196. 



Pucrasia macrolopha. Gray, Gen. B. iii. p. .563 ; Gould, B, Asia, 

 pt. 6. 



Hab. N.W. Himalayas, common on the ranges near Simla east- 

 ward (above 5000 feet elevation, Dr. A. L. Adams). Procured by 

 Mr. Hodgson in Nepal. 



* The desiderata of the British Museum appear to be only Euplocamus ntela- 

 notus, E. swinhoii, Numida tiarata, and A^ pitcherani. 



