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black and chestnut ; lower plumage, pale buff with irregular black bars. 
Female—crown and crest edged with buff; sides and back of the neck, black; 
mantle, chestnut; upper plumage, black, buff and rufous. Tail, buff, barred 
and mottled with black and rufous. Throat, white; breast, black; belly, 
chestnut. . Length, 40 inches; wing, 10 inches; tail, 20 inches; legs, slaty 
brown; irides, red ; bill, brown ; facial skin, crimson; weight 3 lbs. 
THE COMMON KOKLASS PHEASANT. 
Pucrasia Macrolopha. Native names: Pokhras , Kumaon and Garhwal. 
Koklass , Almora to Simla; Koak , Kulu; Plas , Kashmir ; Kukrola , Kuk , Chamba. 
Habitat .—From Kumaon to Kashmir, from 3,000 to 8,000 feet. 
. Description. Male head, glossy black, with a large patch of white on each 
side of the neck. Upper plumage and sides of the body, ash colour, streaked 
with black. Breast and Belly, rich chestnut. Wing quills, dark brown ; middle 
tail feathers, chestnut, tipped with grey. Female—general colour rufous, 
streaked with black; throat, white ; lower plumage, pale rufous, and belly, pale 
buff, marked with black. Length, 24 inches ; wing 9| inches; tail, 10 inches; 
legs, ashy ; irides, dark brown ; bill, black ; weight, 2\ lbs. 
