LIST OF COLOURED PLATES, PHOTOGRAVURES 
AND MAPS 
COLOURED PLATES 
Prate XX]. WHITE-CRESTED KALEEGE Gennaeus albocristatus (Vigors) 
Painted by G. E. Lodge. Frrontisptece 
Over the great spruce forests of Kashmir and Garwhal chilly winds come roaring down 
from Tibetan snow-peaks. But among the ferns and moss-muffled bases of the trees the 
air is still, and fragrant with the odours of many forest flowers. Here the White-crested 
Kaleege live; here they scratch for grubs and tubers, court their mates, make their lowly 
homes, and at twilight roost upon high, swaying branches. Before dawn, a few will succumb 
to the sudden attack of marten or weasel; the others awaken in early morning, send forth 
their challenge and begin anew their daily life. 
Pirate XXII. NEPAL KALEEGE Gexznaeus leucomelanus (Latham) . LHacung page 
Painted by G. E. Lodge. 
No white man has ever seen this bird in its native haunts, for it is confined to the 
southern part of Nepal, where no Caucasian is admitted. It lives in the moss-hung oak 
and spruce forests which cover the maze of tumbled mountain ranges of this little kingdom, 
and is trapped wholesale by the Nepalese shepherds, 
Prate XXIII. BLACK-BACKED KALEEGE Gennaeus melanonotus (Blyth) 
Painted by G. E. Lodge. Facing page 
Deep in the mossy, humid forests of Sikhim I have watched a pair of these pheasants 
picking among the fallen leaves, and murmuring to each other in low musical tones. Later 
the hen made her way to her nest among the ferns at the base of a great tree, and the cock 
mounted slowly, branch by branch, to a lofty perch, and night settled quietly down over the 
Himalayan wilderness. 
Prats XXIV. PLUMAGES. OF THE BLACK-BACKED KALEEGE Gennaeus 
melanonoius (Blyth) : : : ; . Lacing page 
Drawn by H. Gronvold. 
Even when young Black-backed Kaleege have moulted late, the shape, pattern and colour 
of the adult plumage are not fully attained until after the first year. 
Fic, 1. Chick in down four days old, collected in Sikhim, May 2oth. 
Fic. 2, The sexes are clearly distinguishable in the juvenile plumage, the female showing 
much warmer, more buffy tones, especially on the head, back and tail. In 
this individual, the down is still present on the face, concealing the reddish 
skin beneath. 
Fic. 3. The juvenile male is darker throughout, with narrower white tips to the feathers. 
The incoming dark, central tail-feathers are not clear black, but coarsely 
vermiculated with grey. 
Pirate XXV. BLACK-BREASTED KALEEGE Gennaeus horsteldi (Gray) 
Painted by G. E. Lodge. Facing page 
Among the moss-hung forests and the bamboo thickets of north-eastern Burma, I first 
heard the bubbling murmur and cackle of this pheasant. In pairs or in small flocks they 
work slowly through the ferns and over fallen logs, their scarlet facial skin glowing like the 
ginger blossoms beneath their feet. A grouse-like whirr of their wings, or the sound of 
scratching among dry leaves would often indicate their presence, but they were always on 
the- alert, watching and listening for danger with keen eyes and ears. 
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