59. THE GREY PEACOCK- 

 PHEASANT. 



Poly plectrum chinquis, (Muller.) 



MALE:— Ocelli on the mantle and wings 



round and brilliant. 

 FEMALE :— Ocelli on the mantle and 



wings black, blotchy, with little or no 



gloss. 



Vernacular Names : — Munnowar, Deyo- 

 dahuk, Assam ; Deo-durug, Deo-dirrik^ 

 Garo Hills ; Doun-kalah, Shway-doun, 

 Burma ; Kat-motr, Chittagong. 



The Grey Peacock-Pheasant occurs on 

 the outer slopes of the Himalayas from 

 Sikhim to the extreme eastern part of 

 Assam, and thence southwards through 

 all the mountains and hill ranges of the 

 Indo-Burmese countries to Mergui in 

 Tenasserim. As to its eastern limits in 

 Burma, this Pheasant has been observed 

 at Bhamo, in Upper Burma; and at 

 Papun and in the Thoungyin valley, in 

 Tenasserim. This bird, however, is found 

 in Siam, and therefore the hne of its 

 eastern limit cannot be defined even 

 roughly. 



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