THE GAME BIRDS OF INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON. 337 



and 24th June and from Afghanistan the 22nd April. Their 

 breeding season would seem to range therefore from very early in 

 April to the middle of June. 



Our coloured Plate of this bird is both beautiful and correct. The 

 attitude shown thereon is a semi-courting one ; when the bird 

 reaches the full frenzy of his passion the tail is thrown back well 

 over the back and the wings are trailed until they touch the 

 ground, and in some cases the ends of the feathers are elevated and 

 the shoulders depressed whilst the wings are forced outwards so 

 as to form a sort of screen extending on either side of the breast. 



The collar on the breast of the bird in the picture is almost 

 absent and generally shews a good deal more than this. 



(To he continued.') 



