GAME BIRDS OF INDIA AND ASIA. 71 



has therefore been suspected of being a hybrid 

 between these two by Blyth and Jerdon, but the 

 researches of Dr. Scully have renloved the bar 

 sinister from its escutcheon. 



The males of all the kaleeges now to be dealt with 

 differ markedly from those previously described, in 

 having the breast-feathers of the ordinary rounded 

 shape, not narrow and pointed. Moreover, the 

 breast is always mostly black, generally completely 

 so. It is about the species of this section that so 

 much uncertainty exists. 



The Black-breasted or Purple Kaleege. 



Gennaus horsfieldi, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, 

 Vol. IV, p. 92. 



Native names : — Mathura, Chittagong and 

 Sylhet ; D4rtig, Dirrik, Garo Hills ; Dorik, 

 at Dibrugarh ; the last name seems com- 

 monly used by Europeans. 



This is a bird of similar type to the light-breasted 

 kaleeges hitherto dealt with, with a narrow pro- 

 jecting crest, and rather short hen-like tail. The 

 cock is altogether of a glossy purple-black, except 

 for the white barring on the rump which he has 

 in common with two of his allies above mentioned. 



The hen is just like the hens of the previous 

 kaleeges — brown, with each feather tipped with 

 a lighter shade, and with the tail-feathers black, 

 except the top or central pair. 



The bill is horn-colour, face red, and legs drab 

 or grey. 



