. Fur and feather in North China . warrior character in Chinese theatricals. In South and West China occur two very handsome pheasantswhich, however, can not be included in the true pheasant class. Theseare the golden pheasant {Cnjsoloplnis pictus) and Lady Amherstspheasant {C. omlierstiac). These superbly plumaged birds are dis-tinguished by the possession of large brightly marked hoods, whichlook like capes hanging down from their necks. They also havevery long, broad and well marked tails. So bright, are their coloursthat they look almost artificial. Another class of pheasants are those whi
. Fur and feather in North China . warrior character in Chinese theatricals. In South and West China occur two very handsome pheasantswhich, however, can not be included in the true pheasant class. Theseare the golden pheasant {Cnjsoloplnis pictus) and Lady Amherstspheasant {C. omlierstiac). These superbly plumaged birds are dis-tinguished by the possession of large brightly marked hoods, whichlook like capes hanging down from their necks. They also havevery long, broad and well marked tails. So bright, are their coloursthat they look almost artificial. Another class of pheasants are those which are included in thegenus Pucrasia, to which belong the pucras pheasants, or are about the size of the common pheasant, perhaps a littlesmaller, and are characterized by having short wedge-shaped tails, andlong crests; while the feathers of their backs and necks are long andpointed like those on the neck of the common fowl. They are notbrilliantly marked birds, being about tlie least conspicuous of the Plate TiiK CiiiXKSE Phkasaxt {PlutxidniiH liiiingifuninis).
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