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PTIASIANIBiE. 



Genus GENN^US, Wagler. 



The eggs of the Kalij and Silver Pheasants are regular ovals, 

 smooth, rather glossy and perfectly unmarked. 



Gennseus albicristatus (F^9'-)- 

 Gallophasis albocristatus, Mitchell, P. Z. S. 1858, p. 644, Aves, pi. cxlix. 



fig. 3. 

 Euplocamus albicristatus, Sume ^ Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 177 



(1879) ; Oates ed. Hvme, Nests 8f_ Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 413 (1890). 

 Gennseus albocristatus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 298 (1893). 

 Gennseus albicristatus, Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 324 (1898) ; Sharpe, 



Hand-l. i. p. 35 (1899). 



The eggs of the White-crested Kalij Pheasant vary from cream- 

 colour to reddish buff, and measure from 1-85 to 2-05 in length, 

 and from 1-25 to 1-55 in breadth. 



Gennaeus melanonotus (Blyih). 



Gallophasis melanotus, Mitchell, P. Z. S. 1858, p. 544, Aves, pi. cxlix. fig. 2. 

 Euplocamus melanonotus, Sume ^ Marsh. Game Birds Ind. i. p. 191 



(1879) ; Oates ed. Hnme, Nests Sf Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 415 (1890). 

 Gennseus muthura, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 301 (1893j. 

 Gennseus melanonotus, Oates, Game Birds Ind. i. p. 831 (1898) ; Sharpe, 



Hand-l. i. p. 35 (1899). 



The eggs of the Black-backed Kalij Pheasant cannot be dis- 

 tinguished by any character from those of O. albicristatus. 



3. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gar- 

 dens, London). 



3. [E. Himalayas.] 



2. Dariiling, 2000 feet, 23rd March. 

 1. Darjiling, 30th March. ' 



1. Darjiling, 9th May. 



1. Dariiling, July. 



3. Sikhim, 4th April. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Gould Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



