PLATE LXV 



HUME'S BARRED-BACKED PHEASANT 



Syrmaticus humiae humiae (Hume) 



The first hint of the existence of this pheasant— as in the case of the Mikado— was the presence 

 of its long, purple-grey tail-feathers in the head-dress of honour proudly worn by a native chief. 



The first specimens were obtained by some natives going into enemy territory and setting traps 

 at the risk of their lives. They are not rare, but live in dense forests in the neighbourhood of streams, 

 and only the isolation of their haunts makes their habits so little known. 



