PHAS1ANID.E. 



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Gallin.e. 



SUB-FAMILY III. 



Tlie Jnngle-Foids. 



Gex. Chahac —Bill moderate, with the apical half vaulted and arched to the 

 tip, which is obtuse ; the nostrils placed in a large membranous groove, 

 with the opening large, nearly semicircular, and protected by a scale ; the 

 wings moderate, concave, much rounded, with the secondaries the length of 

 the quills, ample and broad ; the tail compressed, and genei ally arched ; the 

 tarsi as long as, or longer than, the middle toe, robust, and armed with a 

 spur ; the toes long, and the front ones united at their base by a membrane. 



Fig. 148. — hoksefield's ju>*gle.fowl. 

 {Euplocomus Horsefieldli.) 



These birds are found in tlie forests of India and 

 tlie neiglibouring islands. Tliey frequent tlie close 

 brushwoods that cover the precipitous and rugged 

 gorges of the mountains^ but some species prefer 

 level ground. They are generally seen in coveys of 

 eight or ten individuals. When alarmed, they do not 

 take wing, but endeavour to hide themselves among 



