PLATE XXXV 



SIAMESE CRESTED FIREBACK 



Lophura diardi (Temmlnck) 



SiPORTSMEN in Siani who sit up on the look-out for tigers, sometimes see this magnificent bird step 

 out from the jungle and walk slowly past, its fiery golden back flashing even in moonlight. It lives in 

 dense bamboo thickets, and comes into more open jungle, often near the banks of a river, to feed and 

 drink. It is as easy to trap as it is difficult to observe, and the Siamese bring many to the Bangkok market. 



