HORNED INtHAN PHEASANT. 
the above description — " Edwards," says he, 
to whom we are indebted for our acquaint- 
ance with this uncommon bird, ranges it among 
the Turkies, on account of the fleshy excre- 
scences on the head, and yet he has given it 
the name of Horned Pheasant. I should vsup- 
pose, that it is more Hke the Pheasant than 
the Turkey : for these protuberances are by- 
no means peculiar to the Turkey ; they be- 
long also to the Cock, the Pintado, the Royal 
Bird, the Cassowary, and many others in both 
continents. Nor are they even witheld from 
the Pheasants : since we may regard the broad 
circle of red skin that surrounds the eyes, as 
nearly of the same nature ; and, in the Pen- 
cilled Pheasant of China, this really forms the 
double comb on the bill, and the barbils under 
it. If we add, that the Napaul is an inhabi- 
tant of the congenial climate of Pheasants, 
since it was sent to Dr. Mead from Bengal ; 
I that, in it's hill, it's feet, it's spurs, it's wings, 
and it's general form, it was like the Phea- 
sant ; we shall be convinced that it is more 
natural to class it with the Pheasants, than 
with an American bird such as the Turkey. 
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