PLATE XLI 



CEYLON JUNGLEFOWL 



G alius lafayetti Lesson 



In the dusk of early dawn the Junglefowl begin to leave their roosts and make their way through 

 the thorn thickets of south Ceylon to open glades. Here they send forth their loud crow, chuck-George- 

 Joyce I Here they battle with each other, armed with sharp spurs, and here they scratch vigorously for 

 worms and grubs. Sometimes a dozen birds can be heard crowing in various directions, but after sunrise 

 they cease, and with the coming of heat the birds seek shelter under the dense foliage. 



