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‖ kaleege, kalij E. Ind.|kəˈliːdʒ, ˈkɑːlɪdʒ| Also kallege. [a. Hindī kālij (Yule).] An Asiatic pheasant of the genus Euplocamus or Gallophasis, found in the Himalayan region. (Corruptly college-pheasant.)
1864Owen Power of God 43 Peacocks and kaleeges are indigenous to Southern Asia and its islands. 1886Yule Anglo-Ind. Gloss., College-pheasant,..the name..for the birds of the genus Gallophasis of Hodgson, intermediate between the Pheasants and the Jungle-fowls. 1893Newton Dict. Birds, Kallege or Kalij. |