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 ^he red Pheafant Cock from China, 



Numb. XXXV I. 



IT was almoft as big as our Englijh Pheafant ly its Bill of 

 a light brown 5 the I rides of the Eyes yellow j the top 

 of the Head yellow, from whence hung down a Creft of 

 long fcarlet Feathers variegated with fcalloped black Lines 

 fet at equal Diftances, which it could ere^t at Pleafure, un- 

 der which it had green Feathers fcolloped with black reach^^ 

 ing to one third of its Back \ the reft of the Back was cloath- 

 ed with beautiful yellow Feathers: The fore part of its 

 Neck, Breaft and Belly of a fcarlet Colour, as were alfb 

 the fcapular Feathers of the Wings. 



The firft four Feathers of all the Rows of Coverts were 

 of a du(ky yellow, fpotted with dark brown j the upper Co- 

 verts next the Back dark blew and fpotted with black -y the 

 two firft Quills very dark inclining to black, on the exterior 

 Web of each eight Spots of duiky yellow, the reft of the 

 Quill-Feathers of the Colour of the firft Coverts. 



The long Feathers of the Tail were dark and fpotted, 

 and tipt with yellow; it had on the upper part of its Tail 

 long narrow fcarlet Feathers with yellow Tips; the Legs 

 and Feet were yellow ; I do not find this beautiful Bird def- 

 cribecl by any Author; it was in the PolTellion of the Ho- 

 nourable yohn Spencer Efquire, at his Houfe in IVindfor 

 Park^ where I went by his Order to draw it. 



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