2 SO LLOYDS NATURAL HISTORY. 



Later on he writes : " This bird is rare, and extremely diffi- 

 cult to procure, as the mountain travelling here is far from safe. 

 My chief bird-hunter was nearly murdered and robbed of fifty 

 pounds the other day while in search of Deer and this Phea- 

 sant." 



This species is now frequently brought to this country alive, 

 and the male is one of the handsomest of aviary Pheasants. 



Eggs. — Oval, somewhat pointed at the smaller end ; buff- 

 cream colour, very minutely dotted with white. Measure- 

 ments, 2 -4 by 17 inches. 



THE KOKLASS PHEASANTS. GENUS PUCRASIA. 



Pucrasia, G. R. Gray, List Gen. B. 2nd ed. p. 79 (1841). 



Type, P. macrolopha (Lesson). 



Tail composed of sixteen feathers, long and wedge-shaped, 

 the middle pair of feathers rather the longest and about twice 

 as long as the outer pair. Upper tail-coverts very long, more 

 than half the length of the tail. 



First primary flight-feather considerably shorter than the 

 second, which is about equal to the eighth ; fourth somewhat 

 the longest. 



Sides of the head feathered ; feathers of the body long and 

 pointed. 



Male with an elongate crest (short in the female) ; the 

 feathers behind the ear-coverts greatly elongate, surpassing the 

 crest in length, and the feet armed with a fairly strong pair of 

 spurs. 



The Koklass Pheasants may be conveniently divided into 

 two groups : 



A. Basal part of the outer tail-feathers mostly black or black 

 and chestnut, never grey (species 1 to 4, pp. 281-285). 



B. Basal part of the outer tail-feathers grey (species 5, 6, 

 pp. 285, 286). 



