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GENN^US. 



22. Gennaus melanonotus. The Black-baokbd Kalij Pheasant. 



Muthura (Bengali) ; Kirrik (Bhutia) ; Kar-rhyak (Lepcha). 



^ 21" to 25", tail from vent 9J" to 12|"; 2^ to 3 lbs. ? 15" to 21", tail from 

 yent 8" to 8f " ; 2 to 2J lbs. Legs horny brown. Bill pale yellow. Crest black. 

 Orbital skin bright red. — Male: Above glossy black. No white on rump. Breast 

 hackled white. Abdomen dull black. — Female: Brown, with feathers white- 

 shafted, tipped grey on back, and broadly edged white below. From E. Nepal to 

 Bhutan. Six to ten eggs (1-91 x 1-47), creamy white to brownish. (J. 811.) 



Pedong, 7.8.88. 



23. Gennseus horsfieldi. The Black-breasted Kalij Pheasant. 



Doreek, Debrugurh; Durug, Garo Bills; Muthoora, Sylhet; Mathura, Chittagong. 



5^ 23" to 24 J"; 2| to 3 lbs. $ 21" to 22|"; 2 to 2 J lbs. Legs plumbeous. 

 Bill greenish. Orbital skin crimson. — Male: Crest black. Entire lower surface 

 and neck-feathers rounded, not lanceolate, black, with blue-black patches. Lower 

 back, rump, and upper tail fringed white. Coverts and long scapulars white- 

 tipped. — Female : Mid-tail plain rufous. Breast-feathers with narrow buflf shaft 

 lines. From Bhutan to S. Manipur and Bhamo. Breeds from March to June. 

 Eight or ten eggs (1-85 x 1-5), buff. (H. & M. i. 197. B. 1339. 0. 70.) 



SILVER PHEASANTS. 

 With upper plumage vermicellated or irregularly marked white or buff. Plumage 

 ordinary, not lanceolate. 



