. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 418 BULLETIN 50, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM or but slightly compressed, twice as long as wing in adult male, nearly as long as to much longer than wing in adult females, excessively grad- uated, the rectrices (18) becoming gradually narrower terminally, with tips acuminate or subacuminate (at least in adult males) ; pileum not. Figure 25.—Phasianus colchiais distinctly crested; orbital region partly feathered and malar region com- pletely feathered; without an erectile nuchal "cape"; adult females with middle pair of rectrices n


. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 418 BULLETIN 50, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM or but slightly compressed, twice as long as wing in adult male, nearly as long as to much longer than wing in adult females, excessively grad- uated, the rectrices (18) becoming gradually narrower terminally, with tips acuminate or subacuminate (at least in adult males) ; pileum not. Figure 25.—Phasianus colchiais distinctly crested; orbital region partly feathered and malar region com- pletely feathered; without an erectile nuchal "cape"; adult females with middle pair of rectrices not conspicuously longer than next pair. Bill moderate in size, as deep as or deeper than wide at base of culmen, the latter gradually but rather strongly decurved, the tip of maxilla pro- duced distinctly beyond tip of mandible; maxillary tonium distinctly and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.


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