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Show 398 MR. R. SWINHOE ON THE BIRDS OF CHINA. [May 2, 476. SYRRHAPTES PARADOXUS (Pall. It. t. 5); Ibis, 1861, p. 341; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 306. Breeds in Mongolia, roaming to the Pekin plains in winter (David). 477. PAVO MUTICUS, L.; Ibis, 1870, p. 359, note. South-west China. 478. POLYPLECTRON BICALCARATUM (L.). Polgpledron chinquis, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 307. South-west China. 479. PHASIANUS TORQUATUS (Gmel.); Ibis, 1861, pp. 49, 341, 1862, p. 259, 1865, p. 349, 1867, pp. 232, 390, 402 ; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 307. Canton to Pekin, and westwards to Hankow. 480. PHASIANUS FORMOSANUS, Elliot, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 406. Phasianus torquatus, Swinh. Ibis, 1863, p. 401, 1866, p. 404. Formosa. 481. PHASIANUS DECOLLATUS, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 135. Province of Szechuen. 482. PHASIANUS SLADENI, Anderson, MS.; Elliot, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 408. Phasianus elegans, Elliot, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 4th series, vi. p. 312. Brought down the Upper Yangtsze, probably from Kwirchow province, and now alive in the Society's Gardens. Procured by Dr. Anderson in Momien, province Yunnan. There is a specimen apparently of this species in the British Museum, which was received many years ago from this Society, and was at the time supposed to be a cross between P. colchicus and P. versicolor of Japan. 483. SYRMATICUS REEVESII (Gray), Ind. Zool. pl. 39. Phasianus reevesii, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 307. Eastern Szechuen, Western Hoopih, and northwards to near Pekin. 484. CHRYSOLOPHUS PICTUS (Linn.). Thaumalea picta CL.) ; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 307. Western China into Kokonor. 485. CHRYSOLOPHUS AMHERSTI_E (Leadb.). Thaumalea amherstice, Leadb. Linn. Tr. xvi. pl. 15; Swinh. P. Z. S. 1863, p. 307, 1H70, p. 111. Moupin ; Western Yunnan (Dr. Anderson). |