THE GAME BIRDS OF INDIA. 223 



Bidrilndion. — Cochin China, Annam, W. (Sonth-East Looshai 

 Hills?). 



At present all that is known concerning this bird's occurrence 

 within our limits is the fact that Hume obtained some tail feathers 

 of a bird from the Looshai Hills precisely like those of P. germawi. 

 It appears incredible that this bird should be found in two places so 

 far apart as Cochin China and the Looshai Hills and separated, as 

 we know, by intervening species, for North, South, East and West 

 immediately round about the Looshai Hills P. bicalcaratum has been 

 found, whilst further East and South between P. hicalcaratum and 

 P. germaini we have the further interruption of P. onalaccensis . 



When stationed in N. Cachar, adjoining the Looshai Hills, 1 

 made many attempts to obtain skins of the Peacock Pheasants from 

 the latter district, but only got a few from the North and West, 

 which were all of the Common Grey Peacock — Pheasant. Eventu- 

 ally, however, although I failed to obtain any complete skins from 

 S. E. Lushai, Mr. Charles Murray sent me a Looshai chief's head- 

 dress in which were some tail feathers of Germain's Peacock — Phea- 

 sant or of some very closely allied form. On the strength of this 

 I retain germaini on our list for the present, but I feel sure that 

 when we do get complete skins from South and East Looshai, they 

 will prove to be merely the somewhat buff coloured form of hical- 

 caratiom found in the adjacent Chin Hills. 



Germain's Peacock-Pheasant is a comparatively common bird in 

 captivity but there is practically nothing on record about it in its 

 wild state. 



It is a shy, skulking bird frequenting thick cover and like others 

 of the genus, difficult to sight without a quick dog to force it to rise. 



Nidification. — Its breeding habits are as yet unknown but will 

 assuredly be found similar to those of the Grey Peacock-Pheasant. 

 Eggs laid by captive birds are indistinguishable from those of 

 that bird though they may average a trifle smaller. 



( To be continued.') 



