PLATE LXVI 



BURMESE BARRED-BACKED PHEASANT 



Syrfuaticus humiae burnianicus (Oates) 



It is seldom that these pheasants make their way down to the low plains, but even in their mountain 

 home few specimens are trapped, as they have the habit of flying over the deadly bamboo fence of the 

 natives, instead of attempting to walk through the dead-fall guarded openings. 



I found them feeding on seeds and berries, and associated in pairs. They are shy, and a fleeting 

 glimpse of a blue-headed, wine-coloured bird, splashed with white, was the usual result of a long and 

 patient stalk. 



