THE KOKLASS-PHEASANTS. 



THREE species of this group inhabit the 

 Himalayas', and a fourth, as noted below, 

 may probably be observed in British 

 territory hereafter. 



The Koklass-Pheasants differ from 

 nearly all the Pheasants in having no 

 nude skin on the side of the head. The 

 male bird has a crest of very remarkable 

 form. The feathers are all narrow and 

 soft, and whereas those of the central 

 portion of the crest are only two inches 

 in length, those at the sides are fully twice 

 this length. The middle portion of the 

 crest is also of a different colour to the 

 lateral portions. The crest of the female 

 is bushy and rather more than one inch 

 in length. The plumage of the male is 

 lanceolate throughout, but the plumage 

 of the female possesses this character in 

 a less marked degree. 



The tail when expanded is wedge- 

 shaped, and composed of 16 feathers, the 

 outermost being half the length of the 



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