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it took me over a fortnight to get asingle specimen, though I met 
them every day. 
The breeding season begins about April, when the cocks can be heard 
challenging one another in the early morning. When breeding, they 
appear to leave their usual haunts in the open jungle and disappear al- 
together, probably in the thick undergrowth. Since the end of April 
I have hardly come acrossa bird, though I constantly met them. before. 
Ihave not been successful in obtaining any eggs, theugh I have 
asked Kachins to try and get me some. 
General Remarks—The lower in altitude, and the nearer the 
Irrawady one finds them, they partake more of the Black-breasted Kalij 
in character ; and the higher one gets towards the Chinese frontier, the 
more they partake of the appearance of the Silver Pheasant. Near the 
Mongwan Valley, on the Chinese frontier east of Bhamo (some 45 miles), 
I have shot a large number of Silver Pheasant (Crawfurd’s) atan altitude 
of between 4,500 and 7,000ft, The Black-breasted Kalij I have 
obtained in the Irrawady at Sigaing, which is only a little south of 
Bhamo. The Black-breasted Kalij is also common in the Wuntho 
District. Unfortunately, I have not been able to secure any pure Silver 
Pheasant (Crawfurd’s) up here, but from information received they 
are apparently found at altitudes of about 5,000ft. and over on the 
Chinese frontier. What has puzzled me is the three varieties with 
different coloured legs. Up to date, all specimens obtained by me have 
each so differed from the other that it is not possible to Jay down which 
are the. distinct species. The dark-lezged birds seem to favour the 
Kalij in character, and the light-legged birds the Silver Pheasant ; 
those having red legs may favour either type equally.—(W. G. IV.) 
General Notes onthe Series and Conclusions—There can be no doubt 
that the very interesting series of forms of Gennceus forwarded by Captain 
Nisbett, and described above, are hybrids of various grades between the 
common Black, or Black-breasted, Kalij (Genneeus horsfield?) and 
Crawfurd’s or Anderson’s Silver Pheasant (Genneeus andersoni). With 
the latter species I unite Mr. Oates’s G. rufipes from the Kuby Mines, 
a fine male specimen of which is in the Society’s collection (marked, 
however, simply “ Burma ”) and M. Oustalet’s G. beli from Annam. 
I had the privilege, when at home on leave this year, of inspecting a 
stuffed male of G. bel? inthe Paris Museum, and four adult living speci- 
