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pairs or in parties of from three to ten, 

 often feeding on the ground near culti- 

 vated patches at the borders of forests. 

 The birds seem very fond of perching on 

 trees, and it is usually in this position 

 that one comes across them in forcing 

 one's way through forest which has a 

 dense undergrowth. On such occasions 

 the Kalij first gives notice of its where- 

 abouts by whirring down with great 

 velocity from its perch and then running 

 rapidly out of sight to the shelter of some 

 thicket. In the winter the birds roost on 

 trees at the foot of the hills, and the plan 

 for making a bag is to post oneself about 

 sunset under some trees which they are 

 known to frequent and await their coming. 

 The birds are then soon heard threading 

 their way through the jungle towards their 

 favourite trees and at once fly up and 

 perch. When once settled for the night 

 in this way they are not easily alarmed." 



The male of this species resembles the 

 male White-crested Kalij-Pheasant, but 

 has a black crest, and the white fringes on 

 the rump narrower, or about one -tenth of 

 an inch in width. It is of the same size. 



The female is undistinguishable from 

 the female White-crested Kalij-Pheasant, 

 and is of the same size. 



