MISCELLANEOUS NOTES, 287 
(see Hume and Oates, Vol. I, pp. 287 to 289) though the Fauna, Vol. I, p. 449. 
does say ‘* March till October.” 
R. C. BOLSTER, t.c.s. 
Bawawa.pur, 24th July 1921. 
No. XX V.—BREEDING OF THE KYAH OR MARSH PARTRIDGE 
(FRANCOLINUS GULARIS) IN CAPTIVITY IN BIHAR. 
In No. 3 of Vol. XXVIT Mr. Stuart Baker writes :—‘‘ Mr. Inglis has had these 
birds in captivity, but has not recorded any success in rearing the young”. [ 
am certain I sent Mr. Baker some notes on the breeding of this bird at the same 
time as I sent him some on the breeding of the Burmese Peafowl (Pavo muticus) 
in captivity, but as he did not quote any of my notes on the latter bird, I pre- 
sume he must have mislaid the notes on both species. 
I was quite successful in rearing the young, and had quite a large family party 
of these birds, but unfortunately, what with a jungle cat (Felis affinis) and a 
monitor lizard (Varanus, sp.) getting into the aviary on different occasions, they 
all came to an untimely end. 
My birds were kept in a large open-air aviary with a masonry house at one 
end, and in the large room was situated a small reservoir for water and at one 
end some clumps of ‘‘ ekri”’ grass were planted. 
The nests were made at the base of these clumps and formed of bits of “ ekri ” 
and had a diameter of 6 inches and a depth of 3 inches. 
They laid during March and April. One pair had 3 eggs up to the 11th March 
and again laid on the 13th, 15th and 18th, making a total of 6 eggs. From these, 
five chicks were hatched on the 14th April, one was killed by a Demoiselle 
Crane (Anthropoides virgo) which inhabited the same aviary, and the others grew 
up to be fine, healthy birds. 
Another pair laid an egg on the 3rd April and on the 6th, but the birds didn’t 
sit well till the 26th ; these two eggs hatched out on the 24th and 25th May. 
I believe I sent Mr. Baker another clutch of eggs laid by my birds, but don’t 
remember how many it contained, and I kept another clutch of seven eggs laid 
during April. This was the largest clutch laid. The latter clutch was laid in 
1913, and the other eggs in 1912. My birds also laid during 1910, but I can’t 
find my notes onthem. For some unaccountable reason they didn’t breed during 
1911, which was the same case with my Burmese Peafowl (Pavo muticus). 
While the birds had chicks they were chiefly fed on millet with some unhusked 
rice and white ants when obtainable ; they were also able to do a certain amount 
of foraging in their large open-air run. 
When two months old the chicks got white, arrow-shaped streaks bordered 
with brown on the breast and the feathers of the back were barred and crossed. 
with buff ; also the throat became a pale rufous colour. 
BaGHOWNIE Fry, DarspHanca Dt., Braar, 
26th May, 1921. 
CHAS. M. INGLIS, m.z.0.v., ¥.z.s., F.E.S. 
No. XXVI.—THE ADJUTANT STORK AND OTHER MATTERS. 
With reference to the note on the Adjutant stork (Z. dubius) in No. 3, Vol. 
XXVIT of the Journal, it would be interesting to know whether anything is on 
record with regard to the distribution of these birds. I think it is generally sup- 
posed not to range far South, but I recollect seeing this species feeding in company 
