Horned Pheasants, 247 



wood, wooded ravines, patches of low 

 brushwood, etc. 



"At this season, except its note of 

 alarm when disturbed, the Jewar is alto- 

 gether mute, and is never heard of its 

 own accord to utter a note or call of any 

 kind ; unlike the rest of our Pheasants, 

 all of which occasionally crow or call at 

 all seasons. When alarmed, it utters a 

 succession of wailing cries, not unlike 

 those of a young lamb or kid, like the 

 syllables " Waa^ waa, waaj' each syllable 

 uttered slowly and distinctly at first, and 

 more rapidly as the bird is hard pressed 

 or about to take wing. Where not 

 repeatedly disturbed, it is not particularly 

 shy, and seldom takes alarm till a person 

 is in its immediate vicinity, when it creeps 

 slowly through the underwood, or flies 

 up into a tree ; in the former case con- 

 tinuing its call till again stationary, and 

 in the latter till it has concealed itself in 

 the branches. If several are together, all 

 begin to call at once, and run off in differ- 

 ent directions, some mounting into the 

 trees, others running along the ground. . . . 

 Their flight is rapid, the whir peculiar, and 

 even when the bird is not seen, may be 

 distinguished by the sound from that of 

 any other. . . . Early in April they begin to 



