LOPHOPHOKUS. 87 



fiery red. Mid-tail -white. — Female : Above chestnut, mottled black. Tail dark 

 chestnut. Siam and S. Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra. Eggs pale 

 brown (2.25 x 1-68). (B. 1335. 0. 81. H. & M. i. 213.) 



Also L. ignita. The Bornean Crested F.P. i 23", with lower plumage fiery gold and mid- 

 tail huff. 9 22", with tail black. 



L. diardi. Diard's Crested F.P. From Shan States, Siara, Cambodia, and Cochin China. 

 i 24", with neck, mantle, and chest grey, finely mottled black, and mid-tail black. Face and 

 wattles red. 9 21", with wing-coverts and scapulars black, banded buff. (0.6. i. 246-248.) 



Also the genus Acomus. The Crestless Fireback Pheasants, with tail of fourteen feathers. 

 Crestless. Red face-patch, and spuiTed in both sexes. 



A. eryihrophthalmus. The Malayan Crestless F.P. S 20", general colour black, finely 

 mottled white. 9 18J", black, glossed steel-blue. 



A. pyronotus. The Bornean Crestless F.P. S 20", with neck and mantle grey, mottled 

 black with white shafts. 



A. inomatus. The Black Crestless F.P. from Sumatra. S ISJ". (O.G. i. 240-243.) 



Genus LOPHOPHORUS. 



X60OS = a crest ; 0ojo^m=I carry. 



Tail rounded, of eighteen feathers. In males the plumage is brilliantly 

 metallic. Crest elongated or short and curled. Naked eye-space. Stout spur 

 on each tarsus. From Afghanistan, throughout Himalayas to W. China. 



43. Lophophorus refulgens. The Common or White-backed Crested 

 MooNAL Pheasant. 

 Nil-mor, Kashmir: Moonal, Himalayas; Datteya, Kumaon; Dafia, Nepal; Cham- 

 dong, Sikkim; Nilgur, Chamba; Fo-dong (Lepcha). 



e' 26" to 29"; 4J to 5 J lbs. 2 24" to 26"; 4 to 5 lbs. Legs ashy green. Bill 

 dark horny. Eye-patch cobalt. — Male: Crest of bare shafts, spade-tipped, metallic 

 green. Head and throat metallic green. Above glossed purple and green. Lower 

 back white. Tail cinnamon. Below black. — Female: Head and small crest of brown 

 feathers, centred white. Chin and throat white. Crown, mantle, rump, and chest 

 black with buff centres. Lower back irregularly barred black and buff. Tail black, 

 barred rufous. — Young in first year resemble females, with chin, throat, and vent 

 spotted black. Males in second year spotted all over with glossy green. Seventh 

 quill retains brown till third year. From E. Afghanistan to W. Bhutan. Seldom 

 found at a lower elevation than 10,000 feet. Four to six eggs (2-55 x 1-78), dull 

 white, speckled brown. See illustration, p. 88. 



Note. — Gates (p. 260) considers that this is Latham's bird, P. impeyamis. 

 (J. 804. B. 1342. 0. 54. O.G. i. 231. H. & M. i. 125.) 



44. Lophophorus impeyanus. The Chamba or Bronze-backed Crested 

 Moonal Pheasant. 



3' 26". Differs from L. refulgens in having the lower back and breast golden 

 green. Lower plumage highly glossed blue, and some of the tail-coverts maroon, 

 tipped glossy green. — Female : Not known. Chamba. 



Note. — Gates considers (p. 261) that this should be called L. chambanus. 



(B. 1343. 0. 55. O.G. i. 237.) 



Also L. mantoni. A variation of L. refulgens, with no bronze-red on neck. 

 Z. oiscurus. A variation of Z. refulgens, with crest, neck, and mantle very deep green. 

 L. I'huysii. De I'Huys's Crested M.P. from W. China. S 30". AVith crest of ordinary 

 feathers, and the tail bluish green. 9 "With lower back white. 



