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THE BARRED-TAILED PHEASANT. 
Phasianus superbus, — Latham. 
PLATE XVI. 
Barred-tailed Pheasant, Latham's General History, vol. 
viii. p. 19G. — Phasianus superhus, Faisan superbe, Tern- 
minck, Pigeons et Gallinacis, ii. 33G. — Faisan venere, Pha- 
sianus veneratus, Temminck, Planches Colonies, pi. 
485. 
From Temminck’s own shewing, this is the Pha- 
Bianus superbus of his former work, aud of Latham’s 
General History. Why he changes the name to that 
of veneratus, which was engraved on the accompany- 
ing plate, before enquiring into the matter, we do 
not know : and seeing no reason for it, we have now 
retained the original one, already introduced into 
many works of natural history. 
Dr Latham’s original description of this very 
splendid bird, was taken from one of the drawings 
of Sir J. Anstruther ; from the writing beneath it in 
the Persian language, it was called Doom-durour, 
(long-tail), and was found on the snowy mountains of 
Surinagur. Temminck’s first description, amounted 
only to that of two of the tail feathers, but having 
since procured two entire specimens, he has been en- 
