236 Manual of the Game Birds of India. 



This Pheasant is found on or near hills, 

 and it has been procured as high as 

 6000 feet of elevation, but it appears to 

 be not uncommon also at low elevations, 

 near the level of the sea. 



This species is very shy, frequenting 

 the densest portions of the forest on 

 hill-sides and ravines. It is generally 

 found singly or in pairs, and is one of the 

 most difficult of birds to approach, owing 

 partly to its wariness and partly to the 

 difficult nature of the ground it affects. 



Mr. Inglis remarks : " About the 

 beginning of the year the male begins to 

 call in the early morning and late in the 

 afternoon ; perched on the bough of a tree, 

 or on the top of a stump, about eight or 

 ten feet from the ground, he emits his 

 loud call-note about every half-minute. 

 This call is often kept up for an hour or 

 two at a time, and can be heard on a 

 quiet morning a very long way off. Then 

 is the time to stalk him, but it requires a 

 large amount of patience and perseverance 

 to do it successfully, as you have only the 

 sound to guide you, and after approaching 

 within about one hundred yards of your 

 game, it is unsafe to proceed except during 

 the calls ; thus you can only advance a few 

 yards per minute." 



