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by which the two birds may be always distinguished from 
one another, and that is the colouring of the sides of the 
neck above the white ring. I 11 P. torguatus this is violet, 
except just next to the ring; in the north-east Chihli bird 
it is green. 
The Pheasant of north-east Chihli may therefore be 
characterized as follows :— 
1 . Eyebrow more or less broad. 
2. Sides of the neck above the white ring shot with green. 
3. White ring, generally broad and always complete. 
4. Flanks and base of hind neck more or less deep orange. 
5. Ridge of back and rump olive with a more or less 
brilliant emerald-green sheen. 
Of the above characters, only Nos. 2 and 3 are absolutely 
constant. 
Among the series of Ring-necked Pheasants procured 
here, three may be specially mentioned. One, apparently 
hermaphrodite, purchased in the market on the 23rd of 
January, 1916 ; and a female, also obtained in the local 
market, which has the black markings of the upper parts 
replaced by a delicate lavender-grey. The former bird has 
the general colouring of the male P. karpowi , the coppery- 
red upper breast-feathers are not edged with black, having 
only a black apical speck, tie webs on either side of this 
have a straw-coloured spot at their extremity. The flank- 
spots are very small, the white collar has just below it on 
the hind neck a broad edge of coppery chestnut and is edged 
with straw-colour in front. The wing-coverts are marked 
with chestnut. The colouring of the back resembles neither 
that of the male nor that of the female: the feathers are 
black in the centre with a brownish-buff spot towards the 
base, the shaft of the same light colouring, the rest of the 
feathers is chestnut waved with black and with a broad 
border of dull olive-grey. The rump feathers are dark 
brown, barred with brownish buff aud with a metallic green 
apical fringe. The upper tail-coverts are huffish grey with 
broad oval-shaped bars encircled with chestnut. The tail 
(central rectrices missing) is of the usual golden olive with 
