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NOTES ON SOME KALIJ PHEASANTS FROM THE 
KACHIN HILLS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE 
BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
By Caprain W. G. Nispett, anp F.. Finn, 3.A., Deputy 
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE INDIAN Musrum. 
Locality in which obtained —Kachin Hills, north of Bhamo and east 
of Myitkyina. Western limit, Irrawaddy river ; eastern limit, the hill 
ranges on the Chinese frontier; northern and southern limits, not 
known. 
Local Names.—Yit (Burmese); Wuri (Kachin).—(W. G. 1.) 
Description of Spectmens.—No, I. *(Skin).—Colouration as in the 
Black-breasted Kalij (Genneus horsfeldi)—purple-black, with white 
bars terminating the fzathers of the lower back, rump and upper tail- 
coverts ; but these bars are narrower than in that species, and the two 
central tail-feathers show some clear, but fine and broken, white pencil- 
ling, occurring on both webs, but dying out before the tip of the feather. 
The legs are still red even in the dry skin. . 
Length, about 2ft. Gin. ; Wing, about 10in.; Tail, about 144in. to 
end of longest feather (on left side); Bull (from gape), about 1}in.; 
Shank (from top of hock to underside of hind toe), about 3°8 in. 
No. II. (Skin, in poor condition).—Colouration as in preceding, 
but with much more white pencilling, this occurring generally over 
the upper surface and tail, with the exception of most of the head, 
neck, upper mantle, some of the wing-coverts and two outer pairs 
of tail-feathers. The cheeks and mantle show a little white pencil- 
ling, in the latter along the shafts. Legs also red. 
Length, about 2ft. 4in. ; Wing, about 9gin.; Tail, about 14}in. to 
end of longest feather (on left side) ; Bill, broken ; Shank, about 3°5 in, 
measured as above. 
No. IIT. (Skin).— Colowration, very like No. II., but mantle and neck 
with a good deal of broken white pencilling ; more white pencilling 
also on rump. The wing-coverts, however, are. nearly all black, 
and only the right centre tail-feather, which is the longest, is penciiled 
throughout ; some of the other feathers show more or less pencilling, 
Now transferred by exchange to Indian Museum, where it is registered 23705. 
