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line is fastened to the ground and left lying 

 tliere, with all the nooses spread, and as the 

 birds pass over them they are caught by the 

 legs. These lines are never spread where 

 there is much jungle, "When the line or 

 lines are ready, the men go off to a considerable 

 distance and beat the bushes in a direction 

 towards them." 



"We may here allude to some other species of 

 jungle-fowl, as the fork-tailed cock of Java, 

 {Gallusfurcatus — Temm.) which has the throat 

 adorned with only a single large wattle, spring- 

 ing from the centre, and the bronzed cock of 

 Sumatra, {Gallus oeneus,) which has a large 

 comb, smooth along the ridge, and destitute 

 of serrations. Neither of these birds has true 

 hackles on the neck. 



Another species is the fire-backed pheasant, 

 (Euplocamus Ignitus — Temm.) This is a large 

 species, standing high on the legs, with full 

 crest on the head, and short feathers on the 

 neck. The tail of the cock is folded as usual, 

 but the first two feathers instead of being long, 

 slender, and bending down, .scarcely exceed 

 the rest, are broad, and just curved, reminding 

 us of the tail of a high-bred bantam-cock, of 

 sir John Sebright's spangled breed. General 



