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middle feathers brownish. Breast and upper belly, greyish white; lower plu¬ 
mage, brown. Female exhibits no white on the mantle. The head and crest is 
brown; upper plumage, brown ; tail, glossy black; throat, grey: lower olumage, 
reddish brown It favouis thick clumps of bushes and shrubs near rivers and 
thorny thickets near cultivation. It makes a peculiar drumming sound with 
its wings during the breeding season. Length, ’25 inches; wing, '.'inches. 
Legs, brownish grey; irides, orange brown : bill, pale green ; face skin, crimson. 
Weight, 2 lbs. 
THE NEPAL KALEEJ PHEASANT. 
Gennceus Leucomelcinus. Native name : Kaleej , Nepal. 
Habitat. —Nepal. 
Description .—Closely resembles the white-crested kaleej, but the crest is 
black, no portion of the upper plumage shows traces of white; back and rump 
have narrow white fringes. The lower plumage is variegated, not black. The 
female cannot be distinguished from that of the white-crested kaleej. Tnese 
birds are very fond of perching on trees. 
