I'll  AM  WIN  E. 
which  ill.  commander  is  very  particular  in  driving  away  all  male  intruders.  When  suddenly  disturbed  they  endeavour 
,  ,  ,  .  ij,,  |.,  ,  ,1,1,1  ru,  uin  nithi  r  than  l>\  (light,  which  is  however  quick,  Sustained  only  for  a  short  distance,  and 
noisy  when  first  started.  Various  kinds  of  grains  and  insects  form  their  principal  food;  these  are  usually  sought  for  at 
Himct.  I'll.  \  aU.i  seek  for  bulbous  roots,  which  arc  obtained  by  means  of  their  bill  and  feet,  however  deeply  they 
„  .  i.  l.uricd  in  tin  earth.  The  eggs,  which  arc  generally  ten  in  number,  are  u.-ually  deposited  amongst  the  long 
•  i       ..i  ..(li.  r  lu-Hugc,  w  ithout  any  kind  of  nest. 
I.  P  r.i/<Ainu  Linn.  PI.  enl.  121,  122. 
P.  torquatui  Ginel.  Gray,  III.  In<l.  Zool.pl.  —  Phasianus  albo- 
(.ir.jiuliu  liann. 
.(.  1'.  i  .  r. ,r  Vit.  ill.   Gal.  do*  Ois.  t.  205. —  Phasianus  Dianli 
Temm.  PL  col. 
4.  P.  Wallichii  (Hardw.)  Linn.Trans.xv.pl — Phasianus  Stacei 
Vigors,  Gould's  Cent,  of  Birds,  pi. 
5.  P.  Scemnieringii  Temm.  PI.  col.  487. 
(i.  P.  Reevesii  Gray,  111.  Iiul.Zool.pl. —  Phasianus  veneratus 
Tmtn.  PI.  col.  458. ;  Type  of  Syrmaticus  Wagl.  (1832). 
TlIAUMALEA  WagL* 
The  wioafl  characters  like  those  of  Phasianus,  except  that  the  head  is  furnished  with  a  crest  of  long 
slender  feathers,  and  from  the  occiput  springs  a  series  of  lengthened  feathers  which  form  a  tippet  round 
the  back  part  of  the  neck. 
These  splendid  birds  inhabit  the  mountainous  districts  of  China  and  Tlubet. 
1.  T.  picta  (Linn.)  Wagl.  PL  cnl.  217.  |      2.  T.  Amherstice  (Leadb.)  Wagl.  Linn.  Trans,  xvi.  pi.  15. 
•  It  w.n  in  1832  that  Waglcr  established  this  genus  (Isis,  1832).  Chrysolophus  of  Mr.  Gray  (1833  or  1834)  and  Epomis  of  Mr 
Hodgson  (18W)  arc  synonymous. 
October,  1845. 
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