The new international encyclopaedia . meringii) are of spe-cial interest because they have been introducedinto various parts of the United States, InOregon they are so abundant in many places asto be a nuisance. Four other genera are included in the P!ia-sianiniB. Of the genus Ithogines, known asblood pheasants, three species are alpine birdsof the Himalayas and China. They are remark-able for their hardiness, living close to the limitsof perpetual snow, and for the large numl r(three to five) of spurs on the tarsus of tl imale. The genus Euplocomus (orGenna-us) (.iitains 14 species, known as
The new international encyclopaedia . meringii) are of spe-cial interest because they have been introducedinto various parts of the United States, InOregon they are so abundant in many places asto be a nuisance. Four other genera are included in the P!ia-sianiniB. Of the genus Ithogines, known asblood pheasants, three species are alpine birdsof the Himalayas and China. They are remark-able for their hardiness, living close to the limitsof perpetual snow, and for the large numl r(three to five) of spurs on the tarsus of tl imale. The genus Euplocomus (orGenna-us) (.iitains 14 species, known as fire-back (or Macart-ney), Icaleege. and silver iiheasants. Tlir yare birds of very rich plumage, the lower backbeing fiery, metallic red; the bare skin of thehead is deep blue or red. They are natives ofSoutheastern Asia and range from Formosa toSumatra. Some of the fire-backs have short,square tails in both sexes, while others have thebroad, elongated tails. The Chinese sihrrpheasant (Gennceiis ni/cthemerus) is a good ex- PHEASANTS. 1. LADY AMHERSTS GOLDEN PHEASANT -CHrysCophus 3. *««;j|;,H|A|*;3T^^slanus^^ Amherstlae*. c Dp&rnrK PHFASANT PolvDlectron bicalcaratum ^. COMMON PHEASANT P^a=;-us^Co,^=..^ ^^S^^^re^ ^ PHEASANT. 687 PHELPS. ample of that group; the upper parts and tail arewhite, more or less finely mottled with black,while the under parts are bluish-blatk. Theyare forest-loving birds and not gregarious. Thekaleege pheasants are generally dark-colored,with long pendent crests; the tail is usuallybluish-black. The third genus contains only onespecies, the remarkable Bulwers pheasant{Lohiophasis Buliccri) from Borneo. There arethree pairs of peculiar outgrowths of nude skinon the head; the plumage is metallic of varioushues; and the tail, which is made up of thirtyrather stiff feathers, bare near the tip. is purewhite. In the female the tail contains onlytwenty-eight feathers. Allied to these is theImpeyan pheasant {Lophophorus Impeyuns).
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