GALLINACEOUS BIRDS. 



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grey, 

 with 

 The 

 light 

 t h e 



edged with 

 rust-red ; the 

 feathers of the 

 upper wing 

 and tail covers 

 are blueish 

 greyish green ; 

 the quills 

 brownish grey, 

 with light 

 stripes ; and 

 the tail-fea- 

 thers reddish 



marked 



black. 



eye is 



brown, 



beak 

 whitish grey, 

 and the foot 

 light brown- 

 ish grey. The 



male is twenty-seven inches long and twenty-nine broad ; 

 the wing measures eight and the tail fifteen inches. The 

 plumage of the hen differs from that of all the species 

 above-mentioned, her feathers having a dark green centre, 

 surrounded by a broad light brownish grey or light yellow 

 border. 



These Pheasants are natives of Japan. In 1840 a pair 

 of them were purchased by the Earl of Derby, of which 

 the male only arrived at Knowsley ; and from this bird 

 and a female of the Common Pheasant have been derived 

 the Green Pheasants, now so numerous in England. In 

 form, habits, and disposition, this species resembles the 

 Common Pheasant more nearly than the Phasianu$ 

 torquatus, and has less disposition to wander. 



SOEMMERRING'S PHEASANT. 

 Soemmerring's Pheasant {Phasiamts Soemmerringii) 

 is also known under the name of Graphcphasianus, on 

 account of its superior length of tail. The plumage of 

 this species is principally copper-red, almost all the fea- 

 thers having light borders ; the centres of the upper wing 

 and breast feathers are blackish brown ; those on the 

 rump have their rounded tips edged with golden yellow ; 

 the quills are brown, bordered with a paler tint ; the eye 



THE GOLDEN PHEASANT (Thoumalea pUtd). 



