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feathers being white-tipped, and most of the under- 

 surface is dirty white, the throat and belly being 

 brown. The hen is brown, as above described. 



The bill of this bird is greenish white, and the 

 legs dirty white also. The cock measures from 

 two to two and-a-half feet in length, of which the 

 tail is about a foot. The wing is over nine inches, 

 the shank three, and the bill about one and-a-half. 

 The hen ranges from about two feet down to twenty 

 inches, her tail and wing being each about eight 

 inches long. 



This species inhabits a zone, from two to ten 

 thousand feet in elevation, according to the season, 

 from Kumaun to Hazara in the Himalayas ; it is 

 said not to be found west of the Indus, and of 

 Nepal it only penetrates the westernmost portion, 

 if it is found in that country at all. Of all the hill 

 pheasants this most affects the neighbourhood 

 of man ; but it is nevertheless not easy to domes- 

 ticate. It breeds from April to June, the hen 

 laying about nine cream-coloured eggs in a rude 

 grass nest on the ground. The eggs are about 

 two inches long. 



The Nepal Kaleege. 



GenncBUs lencomelanus, Blanford, Faun. Brit. 

 Ind., Birds, Vol. IV, p. 90. 



Native names : — Kalij, Hindi ; Rechabo, 

 Bhutia. 



This species is blue-black above and white below, 

 with a white-barred rump, like the last ; but it 

 has a black crest. The hens are practically indis- 



