PLATE XLVII 



YELLOW-NECKED KOKLASS PHEASANT 

 Pucrasia xanthospila xanthospila Gray 



On a bitterly cold, rainy day, near the Great Wall of China I heard the crow of one of these 

 pheasants, and although I had no dog I stalked the bird. Through the mist the stunted vegetation 

 showed dull brownish, dripping, saturated, while the rocks had no healthy covering of moss and lichens, 

 but a dark, shining slime which made walking very difficult. Across a small open space I saw the 

 Koklass run swiftly, the white neck patch and tail-tips flashing conspicuously as it went. 



