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THE NEPAL KOKLASS PHEASANT. 
Puerasia Nepalensis. Native name : Pokrass, Nepal. 
H abitat. —Nepal. 
Description. —Generally like the common koklass, but the upper plumage 
and sides of the body are black, each feather being narrowly margined with grey. 
The female closely resembles the female of the common koklass, and both birds 
are somewhat smaller and lighter than the latter. 
THE WHITE-CRESTED KALEEJ PHEASANT. 
Gennceus Albicristatus. Native names : Kaleej, Hind. ; Kookeera, Mussoorie , 
Kalaysur, male, Kalaysee, female, Kulu ; Kolsa , Punjab. 
Habitat .—The lower and middle ranges of the Himalayas from Hazara to 
Kumaon. 
Description. —Male—head and neck, blue-black, with a white crest. Mantle 
wing coverts, back and rump, black. Tail, black, with the inner web of the 
