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that of the Peacock's. The tail is also like the pea- 

 cock's, but the coverts are not elongated. They 

 resemble the peacock in the brilliancy of the me- 

 tallic colours of the plumage of the male. A cii'cle 

 round the eyes, and even the cheeks are naked 

 as in the pheasant, and the tarsi have strong spurs. 



One species is found in the mountains of Nor- 

 thern India. 



Lnpeyan Pheasant, Lath., Lophophorus Refulgent, 

 T. Phasianus Impeyanus, Lath. Synops. Sup. 

 pi. 114, -Monaulus Impeyanus, Vieill. Gal. 208. 



As big as a hen turkey ; black ; the crest, feathers, 

 and those of the back changing into different golden, 

 cupreous, sapphire, and emerald hues. The quills of 

 the tail red. The young and the female are brown, 

 varied with grey and yellow. 



^lian appears to have known and described this 

 bird. Hist. An. L. xvi. c. 2. 



The Coloured Pheasanty Lath. Lophophorus Cuvieri, 

 Tem. Col. pi. 1. 



"With a pendant crest, black body, with the 

 edges of the feathers of the back white, dis- 

 covered by M. Alfi'ed Duvaucel. It is probably 

 the Phasianus LeucomelanoSy of Lath. Its female 

 is brown, with the edges of the feathers of the 

 chest whitish. 



