;54 Maiitial of the Game Birds of Iiidia. 



green forests which clothe large tracts on 

 the eastern slopes of the Pegu Hills. It 

 is generally met with in pairs or parties 

 of three or four. This bird is not very 

 shy, and it frequently comes out to feed 

 on roads and footpaths. When observed 

 it creeps stealthily away, and can seldom 

 be made to fly unless very hard pressed 

 or taken by surprise. 



The ordinary note of alarm of this 

 Pheasant is a low guttural cry frequently 

 repeated. At the breeding season, appar- 

 ently like other Pheasants of this group, 

 the Lineated Pheasant makes a drumming 

 sound by flapping its wings and striking 

 them against its body. This sound may 

 be imitated by holding a pocket-handker- 

 chief by two opposite corners, one in each 

 hand, and jerking the hands apart as 

 frequently as possible. 



I have never seen this Pheasant fly into 

 a tree ; but it does so, we are told, when 

 pursued by a dog. 



The Lineated Pheasant breeds in March 

 and April. The nest is a hollow scratched 

 out of the ground and lined with bamboo- 

 leaves, and is usually at the foot of a 

 clump of bamboos or of a small tree. 

 The eggs, which are six or seven in 

 number, resemble the eggs of the common 



