. Musei Leveriani explicatio, anglica et latina . !*■ i; I iilli:. M ^ 1 b^ s: u H •1 N !1 s w ( 207 ) The fize of the golden or painted Pheaflint is fmaller than that of the Coi-chjc or common Pheafant, and its fliape is much delicate. The headis ornamented by a large pendent creil of the brighteft golden yellow, andof an appearance refembling filk. The upper part of the neck is coveredwith a fort of hood, or mande, compofed of truncated feathers of the richeflgolden-orange, traverfed with numerous bars of black. The remainder of tlieneck is cloathed with gold-green feathers of a rounde
. Musei Leveriani explicatio, anglica et latina . !*■ i; I iilli:. M ^ 1 b^ s: u H •1 N !1 s w ( 207 ) The fize of the golden or painted Pheaflint is fmaller than that of the Coi-chjc or common Pheafant, and its fliape is much delicate. The headis ornamented by a large pendent creil of the brighteft golden yellow, andof an appearance refembling filk. The upper part of the neck is coveredwith a fort of hood, or mande, compofed of truncated feathers of the richeflgolden-orange, traverfed with numerous bars of black. The remainder of tlieneck is cloathed with gold-green feathers of a rounded flmpe, and difpofedin the manner of fcales. The throat is of a bright buff, or very pale red-difh-brown. The breaft and whole under fide of the body are of the fulleft,brighteft, golden-fcarlet, nearly approaching to the colour in thefparkling petals of the Jacobasan Lily. (Amaryllis formofifilma Lin.) Thefmaller wing-coverts are of a fimilar hue, but fomewhat lefs briglit. Thelarger coverts are of a high ferruginous brown, daflied with black. Th
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