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calling, and Dr. Jerdon remarks that they 

 have a low deep bellowing cry, sounding 

 like IVaa-ung, waa-nng. 



This Pheasant breeds in the forests and 

 dense patches of bamboo that lie belovv 

 the snow. Mr. Hume had eggs brought 

 to him which were taken in Kumaon in 

 May, These eggs are no longer in the 

 Hume Collection. There is, however, a 

 single egg of this species in the British 

 Museum, laid in captivity in the London 

 Zoological Gardens, which corresponds 

 well with the description of the eggs of 

 this Pheasant given by Mr. Hume. It 

 is oval, with very little gloss. The ground- 

 colour is white with a slight tinge of buff, 

 and the shell is speckled all over with 

 pale lilac. The egg measures 2*45 by 1*8. 



In the male bird the lateral portions of 

 the crest are crimson. With this excep- 

 tion, the crest and the whole head and 

 throat are black. The mantle is rich 

 crimson. The general aspect of the upper 

 plumage is olive-brown mottled and 

 marked with black and buff, the wings 

 dashed with crimson, and each feather 

 with a round white or pale grey spot sur- 

 rounded by a black border. The tail is 

 black mottled with rufous except on the 

 terminal portion. The quills of the wing 



