Catalogue of mammals and birds of Burma / by the late E. Blyth ; with a memoir, and portrait of the author.

  • Edward Blyth
Date:
1875
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    *529. Nyctuemerus lineatus. Phasianus lineatus, Latham; P. rcynaudii, Lesson; P. fasciatus, McClelland; Elliot, Mon. Phas. pt. iii. pi. 7. Yeet. • Tegu, Martaban, Tenasserim. Common down to the sea-level or nearly so. In Arakan the race is hybrid (.Lophophorus cuvieri),* and presents every gradation from N. lineatus to G. horsfieldif of Tippera and Sylhet.J [Karen hills (IF. R.). AVagler’s generic title Genneeus has precedence.] 530. K. ANDERSONI. Euplocamus undersoni, Elliot, P. Z. S. 1871, p. 137; Mon. Phas. pt. v. pi. 11. This fine species, intermediate to N. lineatus and the well-known Silver Pheasant, N. argentatus, Swainson,§ was discovered by Dr. J. Anderson in Yunan. Another beautiful species, Diar dig alius preelatus, Bonap.,|| inhabits the Shan States, and is now bred in European vivaria. According to M. Germain, this bird is common through the forest region of French Cochin-China. In the Yunan mountains the superb Lady Amherst Pheasant^! was obtained by Dr. J. Anderson. [The oldest published title with a description for D. preelatus, is crau- furdii, J. E. Gray (Cuv. It. An. (Griffith), Aves, iii. p. 27). Mr. Craufurd brought the type (?) from Ava, but we have no evidence that the species is indigenous to Burma, and it is therefore not here included.] 531. Euplocosius ignitus. Phasianus ignitus, Latham; E. vieillotti, Gray; Gould, B. As. pt. ii. pi. 8; Elliot, Mon. Phas. pt. ii. pi. 10. This large Malayan Pheasant is common along the valley of the great Tenasserim river. Kachar. Subfam. Perdicinaj (Partridges). *532. Erancolinus phayrei. Francolinusphayrei, nobis, J. A. S. B. xii. p. 1011 ; xxiv. p. 480. Common in Pegu, and a young example is contained in the British Museum from Cochin-China. Very similar to F. sinensis (Tetrao chinensis, * Tem., P.C. v. pi. 1. f Elliot, Mon. Phas. pt. iv. pi. 4. J vide J. A. S. B. xviii. p. 817. § Elliot, Mon. Phas. pt. i. pi. 6. || Phasianus crawfurdii (?), Gray, ? ; Gould, B. As. pt. xi. pi. 4; Elliot, Mon. Phas. pt. i. pi. 12. t Thaumalea amherstiee, Gould, B. As. pt. xviii. pi. 7; Elliot, Mon. Phas. pt. ii. pi. 10.