284 POLYGLOT. LIST OP BIRDS— 



Underneath the chin, and standing out from the side of the head, are ash-coloured feathers looking 

 like the horns of a wild beast. 



This description corresponds so exactly with the illustration of the Chinese Cros- 

 soptilon in Gould's " Birds of Asia" that I feel no hesitation in making the identifica- 

 tion. Moreover, the matter seems finally settled by the following quotation in regard 

 to the Chinese name: " The Chinese name is ho chi, either s< river-fowl" or c< fire- 

 fowl." From our text we now know it to be the ' f fire-fowl." 



115. Tajilik Murgh. £~c ^J ^*X) 



Pencilled Pheasant. 



Gennceus nycthemerus (Gould). 



Manchu: Gonggala coko [Z. name of a grouse]. 



Chinese : Ho chi. 



The "Mirror" says: On its head it has black feathers like a tuft (sorson), which hang 

 down below the neck. It is a strong fighter. 



Zakharoff says : " Name of a grouse {teterev). Feathers hang from its head like the tassel of 

 a Chinese hat! It is very quarrelsome. 



Giles and Poletti say of the Chinese ho (Rad 196 + 73) : A variety of pheasant, emblem of 

 courage. Its long tail feathers are worn by actors ; it has a crest. 



Giles says it is Reeve's Pheasant, but I am inclined, on account of the picture in 

 Gould, to identify it with the Pencilled Pheasant. 



See No. 133, which I think is more likely to be Reeve's Pheasant. 



116. Ala Buyun Murgh. *yo ^ji >f\ 



A kind of Francolin. 

 ? Ithaginis sinensis. 

 Manchu: Alhari coko. 

 Chinese : Shan hua chi. 



The " Mirror " says : It is like the pheasant (ulhoma). It is found in the Fu-Kien Province. 

 Head black ; the feathers on its cheeks protrude above the head. The feathers on its back are 

 white, with markings of various colours. The feathers of the tail are black, spotted with yellow. 



I have not seen a picture of Ithaginis sinensis, but David gives hoa hi as the 

 Chinese name for this bird, which might represent the same Chinese characters as hua 

 chi (lit. the variegated fowl). 



117. Ptipeklik Murgh. ^y> ^£J iS>y 



A blue-winged pheasant. 

 Euplocamus lineatus (Vigors). 

 Manchu: Genggele coko. 

 Chinese : Chieh. 

 The "Mirror" says: It is like the gonggalo c&ko (No. 115). The wing feathers are blue_ 

 It is a strong fighter. 



I have not found the Chinese chieh in any dictionary. 



