208 GALLIFORMES CHAP. 
(Rheinardtius) ocellatus, of the Tonkin highlands, is brown with 
reddish markings and minute white dots; it has a hairy occipital 
erest, and exhibits fine red spots, with black white-eyed central 
rings, on the very long median rectrices and their upper coverts. 
In Polyplectron (Peacock-Pheasant) the male has two or even 
three spurs on the metatarsus. P. chinguis of the Indo-Chinese 
countries is brown, with whitish dots above and mottlings below ; 
the head is black and white with naked yellowish sides; the 
upper plumage is adorned with large, round, metallic, purple- 
ereen ocelh, ringed successively with black, brown, and buff, of 
which the tail and its upper-coverts exhibit one on each web. 
P. germaint of Cochin China has close-set ght brown specks 
above, and a red face ; P. bicalearatum of the Malay Peninsula and 
Sumatra has the latter similarly coloured, with black and buff 
upper surface, a narrow purplish crest, and lateral rectrices with 
“eye” only on the outer web; P. schlevermachert of Borneo 
has the crest curled forward, and blackish under parts with a 
white median band; whereas P. nehrkornae of Palawan, and the 
doubtfully distinct P. napoleonis, are entirely black below. As re- 
gards the duller females, P. chinguis and P. germaini have obscure 
ocelli on both webs of the lateral tail-feathers, the other species on 
the outer web only ; moreover, P. chinquis, P. schleiermacheri, and 
P. nehrkornae have none on the tail-coverts, the latter lacking 
the black blotches on the mantle found in P. bicalearatum and 
P. schleiermachert. P. (Chaleurus) inocellatus of Sumatra is 
brown and buff, with purple and black tints on the tail. Little is 
known of the habits, except in P. chinquis, which is apparently 
monogamous, and frequents thick hill-forests up to an altitude of 
five thousand feet. It feeds like the Peafowl, has a fine whistling 
all varied by a soft cluck, and will take refuge in trees, though 
preferring to escape on foot. The cock carries his outspread tail 
on one side, while the hen uses hers to shelter the young. The 
fairly substantial nest of twigs and leaves, usually containing two 
brownish eggs, 1s placed on the ground. : 
Of the four species of Gallus, é JSerrugineus (hanikin a), the Red 
Jungle-fowl—Bhund Moorg of the natives of India—shewing 
much resemblance to the “Black-breasted Game” breed, is the origin 
of our domestic stock.’ It has a vaulted tail with long drooping 
median feathers, a serrated red comb, naked red face and throat, 
1 For a full account see Tegetmeier, Jbis, 1891, pp. 304-327. 
