550 MR. R. SWTNHOE ON NEW CHINESE BIRDS. [Apr. If), Negro seems to be not quite so decided, being represented only by Turdus falklandieus, Phrygilns fruticeti, Sturnella militaris, Glauci-dium nanum, and Diuca minor, a small representative form of Diuca cinerea. These have, in all probability, come up from the south, the avifauna of Southern Patagonia being almost purely Chiliau.— P. L. S.] 4. Descriptions of two new Pheasants and. a new Garrulax from Ningpo, China. By R. Swinhoe, F.Z.S., H.M. Consul at Ningpo. [Eeceived March 18, 1872.] From the mountainous region of this province (Che-Kiang) I have procured a truly beauteous Pheasant, perhaps the loveliest of that lovely group. It is smaller than Phasianus torquatus, and has comparatively shorter wings and longer tail. The colouring of its head and tail recall P. reevesii, its coppery back and breast the P. scemmeringii of Japan, and the glowing maroon on its scapulars the Euplocamus swinhoii of Formosa ; but its curiously marked lower back and white-barred wing are suggested by no other species of this family to my knowledge, and its white underparts no other true Pheasant possesses. Its mate is a smaller bird, and in colora-tion more of a Grouse than a Pheasant ; but in her black under neck and in the marks of her lateral rectrices she shows her relation-ship to her lord. Possessed of so many striking characters, it would be easy to find an appropriate name for so marked a species ; but on glancing down the list of Pheasants I find that not one bears the name of Elliot ; and it strikes me it would be a wrong to allow his magnificent work on the group to close without the figure of a bird dedicated to himself: I therefore propose to name this firstfruits of my researches in this Province Phasianus ellioti, sp. nov. Male. — Crown of head dusky olive, centred darker; a white streak over eye, narrowly bordered with black ; face-skin shaped and coloured like that of P. torquatus, but quite bare ; lower eyelid covered with minute white feathers, edged below with black ; sides and back of neck bluish grey, becoming white as it descends down-wards and sidewards ; ear-coverts deep olive-grey, the feathers rather long and disintegrated ; feathers on rostral edge of face-skin, chin, and throat black, burnished with steel-blue as it descends to edge of breast and forms a narrow collar round white tippet of neck. Back and breast yellowish chestnut, deeper round the collar and on lower breast ; each feather with a crescent of black across its centre, and with broad rounded loosely webbt d margin reflecting a rich metallic golden hue ; those of the lower breast crossed with black and with white ; belly pure white, the flank-feathers being irregularly barred
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