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male is very peculiar, and might be syllabled ‘ Auck-Kaya- 
Kya-Kuck, ending with a low double syllable, like ‘ Ayu- 
kun, Kyukun,’ repeated slowly, and very softly, so that it can- 
not be heard except when one is very close to the bird. Only 
the males crow, and that normally only in the mornings and 
evenings, though occasionally they crow at intervals during the 
day when the weather is cloudy. The crow is very easily 
imitated, and with a little practice the wild birds may be readily 
induced to answer. 
“They do not, however, crow the whole year through, but 
only from October to May, when they are in full plumage. 
*“When flushed by a dog in the jungle, they flutter up into 
some tree above with a peculiar cackle, a ‘ Kuck-huck-kuck, 
which, however, they only continue till they alight. 
“They come into the open in the mornings and evenings, 
retiring to cover during the heat of the day, unless the weather 
is cloudy, when they may be met with in the open throughout 
the day. 
“Though found in evergreen forests, they seem to prefer 
moderately thin and bamboo jungle. 
“ Ordinarily, as already remarked, they are found scattered ; 
but when a tract of bamboo comes into seed, or any other 
particular food is locally abundant, they collect there in vast 
numbers, dispersing again as soon as the food is con- 
sumed. 
“In some ways they are not very shy; by taking an early 
stroll, even without a dog, along some quiet road by which 
cattle and grain pass, several can always be obtained, but when 
they have been at all disturbed and shot at, they become very 
wary, and even with a dog, before which they ordinarily perch at 
once, they are very difficult tosecure. In such cases, they run 
till they think they are out of shot, and then rise, and instead 
of perching, take a long flight, often of many hundred vende: 
and when they do alight, commence running again. 
“The best time to shoot the Jungle-Cock is from Ooh: 
