CHINESE PEAC OCK^PHEASANT. 
mandible being red from the nostrils to the 
point. The eyes are yellow: it has, also, a 
yellow bare space between the bill and eyes, 
thinly set with black hairs. The cheeks, and 
a little space above the eyes, are whitish. The 
feathers on the crown of the head are dark 
brown ; rising up, and their tips reflecting a 
little forwards The neck is bright brown^ 
transversely barred with dirty dark brown. 
The upper part of the back, and all the wing- 
feathers except the greater quills, are of a dark- 
brown colour, finely painted on the tip of 
each feather v/ith bright, shining, round spots, 
of purple; vv^hich are changeable to blue, 
green, and a golden copper-colour : these are 
encompassed with circles of black, and each 
feather is tipped with bright • yellow brown. 
The spaces between the spots on the wing and 
back are powdered with fine light brown 
spots. The greater quills are wholly of a dark 
brown, or black. The breast, bellv, and 
thighs, are of a dark brown, transversely 
variegated with black. The lower part of the 
back, and feathers covering the tail, are 
brown ; finely powdered with a brighter brown. 
The tali feathers are of a pretty dark brown; 
powdered also, finely, with a light brown : the 
feathers 
