270 Zoologica : N. Y. Zoological Society. [I ; 15 



Key to female Tragopans. 



This rather difficult task has been attempted several times, 

 perhaps most successfully by Prof. Ghigi.^ Even this, however, 

 fails when the variations of the ocelli on the plumage of several 

 scores of females are taken into account. I offer the following 

 as a substitute: 



A. Dorsal plumage streaked with white. 



a Gray dominant on ventral plumage melanocephalus 



b White or buff dominant on ventral plumage cahoti 



B. Dorsal plumage not streaked with white. 



c Bend of wing not orange rufous temmincki 



d Bend of wing rich orange rufous. 



a' General tone olive ; black ocelli dominant on 



dorsal plumage blythi 



h' General tone cream-buff ; black ocelli not dom- 

 inant on dorsal plumage satyra 



Chalcophasis vs. Lophophorus- 



However much we realize the impossibility of giving equal 

 weight to corresponding taxonomic characters when dealing 

 with families and orders, we should certainly be able to give 

 to the genera in any one sub-family or family a more equally 

 correlated value, I can find no grounds for the separation of 

 the species sclateri from the genus Lophophorus. When we 

 begin to separate individual species in the genera of Phasianinae 

 we soon get into trouble. If we admit Chalcophasis we must 

 split Gallus into three genera, as Gallus gallus, sonnerati and 

 varius exhibit as great differences among themselves as exist 

 between impeyanus and sclateri. Neither of these changes is 

 desirable or necessary. L. sclateri is worthy at most, of only 

 sub-generic distinction. 



Genus Lophophorus. 



Careful study and comparison of many scores of specimens 

 of this genus prove conclusively that the following are the only 

 valid forms : 



1. Studi sul genere Tragopan Cuvier. Memorie della R. Accademia 

 delle Scienze dell' Istituto di Bologna. Serie V. Tomo X. p. 14. 



