284 Allen's naturallst's library. 



much in size: 1-85 to 2-29 by 1-39 to 1-57 inches. Average 

 measureme]its, 2'o8 by 1*47 inches. 



suB-sp. a. biddulph's koklass pheasant. pucrasl\ 

 biddulphl 



Pucrasia biddnlphi, Marshall, Ibis, 1879, p. 461 ; Ogilvie-Grant, 

 Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 313 (1893). 



Adult Male. — Differs from P. macrolopha in having the dark 

 chestnut of the fore-neck extending more or less completely 

 round the neck ; the chestnut of the under-parts much darker 

 and mixed with black. 



Adult Female. — Like \h.Q. female of P. macrolopha. 



Range. — North-western Himalayas; Cashmere. 



n. THE NEPAL KOKLASS PHEASANT. PUCRASL\ NIPALENSIS. 



Tragopan puci'asia^ Temm. {iiec J. E. Gray), PI. Col, v. pi. 15 



[No. 545] {1834). 

 Pucmsia nipalensis, Gould, P. Z. S. 1854, p. 100; id. B. Asia, 



vii. pi. 28 (1854); JIume and Marshall, Game Birds of 



India, i. p. 165, pi. (1878); Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. 



Mus. xxii. p. 314 (1893). 

 Pucrasia diroauceli^ Elliot, Monogr. Phasian. i. pi. 29 (1872). 



Adult Male. — Differs from P. macyolopha in having the feathers 

 of the mantle, sides, and flanks black, narroivly margined with 

 grey ; black being the predomijiating colour of the upper-parts 

 and sides of the body. 



Adult Female. — Like the female of P. macrolopha^ but rather 

 richer in general colouring, especially on the under-parts. 



Range. — Forests of the Central Himalayas ; Western Nepal. 



Practically nothing is known of the habits of this species and, 

 so far as we are aware, it has never been shot by any Euro- 

 pean. 



