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and rather small for so large a bird. They are hatched, about the end o f May or beginning o f June. Both male and female keep
with the young brgod g tg seem j£ e ir safety This rather keavdy and seldom i S f f c r * '¿ * e L most
others, it generally utters a few l j |d swe ech e fo n getting up, and spreads out the beautifully bprrffifeathers of i f f l N o i l bolh when
dying rnd ginning* It does not ?perc£much « t r e e s , but will o S S& g d ly fly up into one close by.’^ S p u t up by dogs It roosts
on the gronnd:;generaliy»nd when congregated p o t h e r , i p j whole flock- huddle up i n f f i e . spot.' .A t tin,®howeve r,' H i l l ' roost
in trees or bushes.” . . . . . . . . . . j ■
Ornithognoinon sends the following to ‘ The Field ’ upon the habits of this species :—
“ Tins is the plainest-coloured Pheasant known, but a fine-formed and elegant bird. It inhabits the N.W. Hemala, extendin«-
eastward as far as Nepal, and does not range very high up the mountains, but keeps well within tile limits o f luxurious ’l e n e t a S ®
so dint, though not rare, „it j s scldomer seen than (he Mona], or .flje Horned Pheasant.. It does h o t wander,: apparentlv, so muc§Gs
those birds, but restricts itself, to favourite spots, pi^icn'l u-lj where there is long grass h in g in g , dee^ ravines and ™ tS E d lie s It
■s fond also of the sites of deserted villages and mined deinched hovels. As n rule, it appears to prefer open tracts where them i s
a i u f grass { ¡ ^ scattered bushes, to t im to forests. They are; b e in g& u a in. • beHes j of from five'to M e n ■
bllt tbe lu-eedmg^enson remain apart in pairs. During the day -the, remain concealed in the underwood, and come out to feed i f l
¡the mornings and evenings, and if suddenly injasted, at that time run nimbly , i . b T i j f taking wing. Pres I
-habits o f gallinaceous birds a t A W n K f f i m i stationary after running into covert, and will lie close till f lu a ie d f e fA h c v
are very av e rse:» taking w g g and will conceal themselvesJo effectually as sometimes to baffle the closest sear'cb, even i i th d f f l
In winter, when tbellong grass these birds Imp,cut is biu-ift’¡ly the rillagers, they kSfe- t o . f s& r s b e l l e r i i 'th e uiiderwnod, a n d ®
then he more- easily found with the aid of a dog.
“ The crow of the cock is loud and singular, and, when there is nothing to interrupt the sound; may be beard for a t least 8
mile To the little hamlets scattered ® | | t h e lonely hdto the ChVr^performs the office o f th ? Barndoor. .Cock o i l s ® f l
usher in -the day. . The crowing, is , ,i . d w h .oeiferons during pairing-time, w h e n A « - b i r d s m a y li-'h c a rd ....... t Z ,'ffl
along the lower and middle mountains.
It food 1 lanlar to «that of the of P b a sian idm ^ e ad y . d e siSM h I t digs and sdratcies mucS ifOr roots H I and
seeds, and eats gram freely. ’ 6 ’ u
“ These birds pair .b u n t April. The hen makes a slight nest, or rather -bed, in the gmss o r nnderwoo wm, 3
— ■ “ "to* y are hatched; abWt the end of Ma, or Hfgmmngmf June; an*-^ » s h a r e s with '
the hen the labour of tending the young brood.”
M r / e - T o p g h e a d and Jeugthened crest dark brown. wings yellowish brown, crossed w i t H W R „mp
rufous, bars. Primaries dnrk brown, w i t b A lS * bijlf bars on' N bull; barred
■ H i MHMN H i H H 9 H Bre“ S I ■ ■ B mSbarmd w iti black*
abdomen dusky. 1g j middle feathers brownish white,-crossed with broad irregular blnek bars;: lateral feathers crossedwith
yellow, black, and chestnut. Bill horn-colour; legs and feet brown.
I “f m m m B ■ a n i a * feather,. ‘ -Feathers: B W brcast darfc
■ B D D B UpperSftart. of-hack rufous,-ij r g ip with dark brow. P * T J
Ramp reddish brown- mottled with black.. Pnmar.es dark brown, barred with. -buff. Secondaries chestnut, barred with black
pud buff, and mottled with blnek Flanks and lower part of breast reddish buff. Tail reddish brown, barred with black and
butt, and mottled with black. Bill horn-colour.