The following descriptions are transcribed from Mr. Elliot's ' Monograph ' : — 



"Male.— Head with a long occipital black crest. Rest of head, neck, and entire upper parts black, 

 finely vermiculated with white. Inner web of middle tail-feathers buff; outer black, crossed with white 

 zigzag lines; rest of tail-feathers black, with diagonal white lines. Primaries brown, crossed with fine 

 white lines. Breast and underparts bluish black. Centre of flank-feathers white. Bare skin of face red. 



" Female. — Head and occipital crest dark brown, mottled with light brown ; neck and upper part of back 

 light brown, with V-shaped white marks near the end of the feathers, divided from the brown edges by a 

 line of black ; rest of back, wings, and upper tail-coverts greyish brown, finely mottled with blackish 

 brown. Chin whitish brown. Breast and flanks rufous brown ; shafts and centre of feathers white, with 

 black lines around their edges. Abdomen and rest of parts black, the feathers tipped with chestnut. 

 Central tail-feathers buff, mottled with black on inner webs ; remainder black, irregularly crossed with white 

 lines. Bill : upper mandible black, lower horn-colour. Feet lead-colour." 



The Plate represents the male and female of this Pheasant, of about three quarters of the natural size. 



