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PUCRAS PHEASANT. 
Euplocomus pucrasia. 
PLATE XXI. 
Pliasianus pucrasia, Pucras Pheasant, Gould's Century , 
and Gray's Illustrations of Indian Zoology. 
This is one of the most beautiful of the Euplo- 
comi, but differs slightly from the typical examples 
in the form of the tail, which is more pheasant-like. 
There seems to be considerable variations in the 
shades of the plumage of this bird. The most fre- 
quent tints are upon the head, throat, and neck, of a 
beautiful green, with blue and violet reflections. Up- 
on the sides of the neck there is a conspicuous patch 
of purewhite. The head is crested with long, rather 
broad feathers, the first and shortest arising from the 
crown, of a reddish-yellow ; the others hanging over 
the back of the neck, of the same rich colour with 
the head and neck. The upper parts are of a rich 
brown ; the feathers of a lanceolate form, and dark 
centres. The under parts are of a rich chestnut, 
and bordering this are lanceolate plumes, of a still 
greater length, nearly white ; the centres dark, 
tinged with yellow, and appearing conspicuous when 
lying over the darker plumage of the upper parts. 
