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of Katha; and my men many years ago 

 obtained a pair of this Pheasant in the 

 neighbourhood of Bhamo. I cannot trace 

 this bird any farther east or south. There 

 is no evidence that this species occurs in 

 Arrakan. 



This Pheasant is usually found low down, 

 and probably does not ascend the hills 

 above 4000 feet elevation. 



The habits of the Black-breasted Kalij 

 are not likely to differ from those of its 

 allies. On the one occasion when I had 

 the opportunity of observing it, I found 

 it abundant in the immediate vicinity of 

 a Burmese village. When a beat was 

 organised, fully a dozen birds came out, 

 but they ran about through the bushes 

 and refused to rise. Subsequently in the 

 evening I observed several pairs feeding 

 in the fields on the edge of thick jungle ; 

 but they were then very cautious, and 

 retreated up the hill-side at once when I 

 tried to approach them. 



This Pheasant breeds from March to 

 June, the eggs being laid on a layer of 

 leaves in a hollow of the ground at the 

 foot of a tree or some similar shelter. 

 Eight or ten is probably the full number 

 of eggs laid. Their colour is buff, and 

 they measure about 1*85 by 1-5. 



