178 PHEASANT. 



N. — Phasianus gallus lanatus, Lin. i. 271. Gm. Lin. i. 739. Borowsk. ii. 180. G. 



Ind. Orn. ii. 628. Johnst. Av. pi. 30. f. 10. 

 Gallus Japonicus, Bris. i. 175. t. 17. 2. — female. Id. 8vo. i. 48. 

 Das Wallhuhn, Bechst. Deutsch. iii. 1291. 

 Poule a Duvet du Japon, Buf. ii. 121. Id. Sonn in. v. 190. PI. enl. 98. Tab. Enc. 



Orn. 183. Var. y. Temm. Pig. fy Gall. 8vo. ii. 256. 

 Silk Cock, Gen. Syn. iv. 708. 



This has the whole body covered with feathers, the webs of which 

 are so disunited, as to appear like hairs, or glossy silk ; the general 

 colour is white, and the legs covered wholly on the outside, quite to 

 the toes. 



These inhabit Japan, where they are valued,* also China, and 

 are there reckoned scarce. The people of Canton carry them about 

 in cages for sale to the Europeans. 



As in other Varieties, individuals of this sort differ in respect to 

 colour, some are pure white, others dingy brown, but all of them 

 with dark-col oured legs, on which for the most part is a thick, stout, 

 short spur; though I observed one Cock to be totally without, nor 

 are the legs always feathered. 



In the collection of the late Mr. Boddara was one with two hind 

 toes,f and a blunt flat spur above an inch in length. 



Both this and the Negro Cock have the black epidermis, but 

 have grown into disrepute on account of the facility with which they 

 bastardise our common poultry, so as to render them unseemly both 

 in bones and wattles. 



We have, as above, mentioned the Varieties most known, but there 

 are still others which have fallen under our notice. 



* A penalty is incurred by killing a Cock in Japan. — Kcempf. Jap. 581. 

 f This occurs in the Fowls of Siam. — Osbeck, Voy. ii. 255. 



