2 Lieut. H. R. Kelham on 



G. ferruginens, are not like one another, varying much in 

 the intensity of their colouring. 



In Perak I found Jungle-fowl breeding from March to 

 July ; and the young, when three or four weeks old^ were 

 capital eating — far better than the full-grown bird, which has 

 but little more game flavour than the ordinary domestic fowl. 



At the first glimmer of daylight, and again towards 

 evening, the Jungle-cocks may be heard in all directions, 

 crowing loudly, and by very careful stalking may occa- 

 sionally be got at ; but I found far the most successful plan 

 was, either early in the morning, or else about sunset, to 

 sneak quietly along the edges of clearings and patches of 

 cultivation, which at those times the Jungle-fowl fi-equent 

 in search of food ; and in this way, by dodging from bush to 

 bush, I frequently rendered a good account of them. But it 

 required the most careful stalking, as on the slightest alarm 

 the birds ran into the thick jungle, where it was almost use- 

 less to follow them. Once or twice I shot them in thick cover 

 by letting my dog hunt them up into the trees, which they 

 did not leave till I was within range. 



In Province Wellesley the Malays decoy Jungle-fowl by 

 imitating the crowing and flapping of the wings of the cock, 

 when the birds coming to accept the supposed challenge are 

 shot. 



The following are descriptions of birds I shot near Kwala 

 Kangsar, Perak : — The cock, though in magnificent plu- 

 mage, wanted the white ear-coverts ; he was about 22 inches 

 in length, tarsus 3 inches ; irides orange ; head and neck 

 covered with long golden hackles, darkest on the head and 

 nape ; the back and long upper tail-coverts rich chestnut, the 

 latter of a golden hue j primary and secondary wing-coverts 

 black, glossed with metallic shades of purple and green ; 

 lesser coverts rich maroon ; wing-quills dusky, with rufous 

 margins to the outer webs ; tail black, glossed with green ; 

 underparts dull black, with some of the feathers edged with 

 brown. 



The hen is of much plainer plumage. Upper parts brown, 

 minutely freckled with a paler and more rufous shade of the 



