PAIKTED CHIKESE PKEASAKT. 
support the rigours of this climate ; and, on 
account of it's extreme beauty, is much bred 
in our Pheasant walks. 
It is FTV.ailer than the Common European 
Pheasant; the bill is of a Irghc vcllcw colour; 
and the eyes are encircled with a bright yellow, 
hut have none of that red skin which sur- 
rounds the eye of the Common Pheasant. The 
j^idcs of the head are of a fiesh-coiour ; and 
the crown is adorned with beautitul gold-co- 
loured plumes, which the bird can either ele- 
vate or depress. The upper part of the neck 
is covered with orange-coloured feathers trans- 
versely barred with black : the bottom of the 
neck, and the beginning of the back, are of a 
fine dark green hue, refled^ing a golden yel- 
low, and these have also black transverse bars 
at their tips ; and the remainder of the back, to 
the tail, is of a beautiful yellow, mixed in 
some places v. ith a few bright scarlet feathers, 
'i'he piiinaries of the wings arc dusky or black, 
with yellowish brown spots on their webs; tlie 
middle qi.ills are of a dull red hue, mixed or 
spotted with black; and some of the lesser 
cluills are of an exceeding tine full blue: all 
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