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Female—black crown with narrow chestnut streaks. Upper plumage 
ohve brown, tail black, wing brown, fore neck and chest olive brown with 
black tips to the feathers, breast and belly buff with black marks, under tail 
feathers. brown Length, 13 inches ; wing, 6 inches ; tail, 5 inches (female 
smaller), legs, lead colour ; irid€s, brown ; bill, horn color ; weight, 10 oz. 
It is specially partial to rocky jungle, is difficult to flush, and flies straight 
for the thickest cover. = 
THE BLOOD PHEASANT. 
K ikhhf ^ 6 ”^ Cruentus - Native names: Ghilmeah, Selnvmg, Nepal; Sameh, 
Habitat. Nepal, Sikhim and Western Bhootan. 
Description. Vale—forehead, space round the eye, black mixed with 
crimson, crown buff and crest feathers grey. Neck and mouth deep grey Tach 
feather with a white shaft streak. Upper plumage grey. Tail covfrts with 
broad crimson margins. Wmg quills brown with white shaft streaks Tail 
feathers grey with black bases, each feather margined with crimson Chin 
SL Ji d “ of ,he ”? ot °; d •?» w pi„2 g “ 
green. Under tail feathers crimson tipped with yellow. Female— resembles 
