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THE SILVER PHEASANT. 
Phasianus nyclhemerus , — Linnaeus. 
PLATE XVIII. 
Phasianus nycthemerus, Linnmus , Latham Black and 
White Pheasant, Edwards. -Pencilled Pheasant, Lath- 
am Faisan bicolor, Temminck, Pigeons et Gallinaces, ii. 
p. 281 
This is one of the most powerful of the pheasants, 
and is a match in battle for a game cock. The 
naked space round the eyes is very large, and extends 
forward upon the nostrils, rising above each in the 
form of a small caruncle, and at the lower part fall- 
ing down in a small wattle. This part is of a soft 
velvety texture, and of a bright vermilion tint. 
The head is adorned with a long and ample crest 
of glossy purplish black feathers ; the throat and 
whole under parts of the same deep tint ; the 
feathers covering those parts are of a lanceolate 
form, similar to those upon the same parts of 
the next genus we shall describe. The rest of 
the plumage may be said to be pure white, but 
the webs of each feather, from the upper part of the 
back downwards, are diagonally streaked with black, 
