A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORNITHOLOGY OF NEPAL. 3^45 



The female of P. nipalensis, besides being smaller and darker 

 than the hen of macrolopha, has the colors much more intense, 

 and with a greater admixture of rufous ; and the tail feathers 

 are nearly all chestnut. 



809.— Phasianus wallichi, Hardw. ( CUUr). 



This Pheasant appears to be not uncommon in the hills north 

 of the valley, judging from the number of snared birds one saw 

 in Kathmandu ; but I never had an opportunity of shooting this 

 bird in Nepal, and consequently can add nothing as to its habits. 



810 5i5.— Gallophasis leucomelanus, Lath^ (Kalij). 



Eleven males. — Length, 23'0 to 260 , expanse, 26 to 29'5 ; 

 wing, 8-7 to 9-2 ; tail, 10-9 to 12-3 ; tarsus, 2*8 to 3-05 ; bill 

 from gape, 1*25 to 1-35 ; bill at front, 1*04 to 1'25 ; 

 nostril to tip of bill, 0"7 to 076 ; closed wings short of tail, 7-6 

 to 9-5 ; spur, 0-35 to 06 ; crest, 2*4 to 28 ; weight, 1 lb. 12 ozs. 

 to 2 lbs. 4 ozs. 



Eleven females. — Length, 19*3 to 20'5 ; expanse, 25*0 to 27*0 ; 

 wing, 7-8 to 8-5 ; tail, 73 to 87 ; tarsus, 2-3 to 2*9 ; bill 

 from gape, 1"2 to 13; at front, 1"05 to 1-15; nostril to tip 

 of bill, 0-7 to 0-73 ; crest, 105 to 1-8 ; weight, 1 lb. 6 ozs. to 

 1 lb. 12-5 ozs. 



Bill grenish horny, dusky or black on base of culmen and 

 about the nostrils ; orbital skin fine crimson ; irides dark brown ; 

 lower eyelid grey with black spots; feet brownish grey horny, 

 the toes being usually a little darker than the tarsus ; claws 

 brownish horny ; spurs dusky. 



Male. — Head and crest, neck above, upper back, wings, and 

 tail glossy bluish black ; the feathers of the interscapulary 

 region white shafted ; rump and upper tail-coverts blue black ; 

 the feathers white shafted and narrowly tipped with white, the 

 white fringes varying from about 0-05 to 0*18 in width; 

 chin and ear-coverts dull black ; throat and breast greyish white ; 

 the feathers long and sharp pointed ; abdomen, vent, and under 

 tail-coverts dull greyish brown. 



Female. — Rich brown, nearly all the body feathers faintly 

 white shafted ; the feathers of the back and wing-coverts rather 

 broadly tipped with greyish white ; rump and upper tail-coverts 

 lighter brown than the central tail feathers with which they 

 contrast; middle tail feathers deep rufescent brown, rather 

 boldly vermicellated with black, the outer webs being markedly 

 darker than the inner ones ; lateral tail feathers dark ; the lower 

 surface generally lighter than the back, with prominent pale 

 fringes to the feathers, which are of a deeper shade of brown 

 near the shafts. 



