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" a few were seen in suitable places tip to Batang again in 



" Yangtse Valley, two days South of Batang and near theKia-la." 



Harington obtained a male at Ta-shio-tang, Tawnio State, Trans- 



Salwin; Major J. Whitehead got another male at Namsang-yang 



between Talawgyi and Lawchen, and a third was also obtained by 



Captain Bard in the same district close to Myitkina. 



It is apparently found as far South in S. Shan States as 21°. 

 Nidification. — I can find nothing on record concerning the 

 breeding of this Pheasant in a state of a nature. 



I have two eggs in my collection which I owe to the generosity 

 of Mr. Charles M. Inglis. They were laid by the hen of a pair kept 

 by him in an aviary in Tirhoot, and are two of a clutch of 7. 



In appearance they are typical Pheasants' eggs, exactly like many 

 laid by torqxicUus and colchicus, in English woods and spinneys, and 

 not like the Gennceus type of egg laid by Phasianus humia\ 



In colour they are a clear, deep fawn-brown, and in shape typical 

 pheasants' eggs, though not of the extreme peg-top shape. The 

 surface is very smooth and fine grained, and has a slight gloss. They 

 are rather fragile eggs for their size, considerabl}'- thinner than the 

 shells of eggs of tne Silver Pheasants. 



The two eggs measure respectively 1-75" (44*4 mm.) x 1*35" 

 (34-3 mm.) and 1-75" (44-4 mm.) x 1-34" (34-0 mm.). 



General Habits. — Elliot records of the two specimens of this bird 

 first brought home to England and deposited in the Gardens of the 

 Zoological Society that they were very wild, and endeavoured to 

 hide from anyone who approached their cage. He also say that : 



" The voice of P. elegans is harsh and guttural, very different 

 " from that of any of its relatives." 

 On the other hand Harington says that its call is exactly like 

 that of the English Pheasants. 



Capt. Davies agrees with the latter, he writes : 



" Stone's Pheasants are common in Western Yunnan. They 



" are not usually found much below 4,000 feet, and are most 



"plentiful near the tops of the ranges at an altitude of from 



" 6,000 to 8,000 feet, in long grass and fern, or in fir woods. 



" I have usually met with them singly or two together, but on 



" one occasion I saw a covey of ten. The crow of this bird is 



"hardly distinguishable from that of the English Pheasant, 



" and the noise the cock makes when flushed is also the same. 



" I have not often seen it in the Tibetan part of the country 



" (W. Szechuan) though I shot one a few marches South- West 



"of Li-tang at 10,500 feet." 



Harington never succeeded in getting a second specimen, though 



he often heard them crowing. Those he came across were all on 



the almost bare hillsides covered merely with dry weeds and grass 



about four feet high, but with no trees or bushes. 



(To he continued .) 



