China: Silver Pheasant; watercolour from a gouache album of paintings of various Chinese birds, 19th century

From a collection of beautifully painted Chinese ornothological studies, mid-19th century, by an anonymous painter.

The Silver Pheasant (Lophura nycthemera) is a species of pheasant found in forests, mainly in mountains, of mainland Southeast Asia, and eastern and southern China. The male is black and white, while the female is mainly brown.

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