PHOTOGRAVURE 36 



HAUNTS AND ROOSTING ISLAND OF THE JAVAN JUNGLEFOWL 



This bird haunts the semi-arid coastal lands of Java, but, not satisfied with its proximity to the 

 booming surf of the tropical sea, I saw two cocks and a hen walk down to the beach, catching insects as 

 they went, and after some hesitation rise into the air as easily as quail, and fly out to a tiny mangrove 

 islet a hundred yards off-shore. Here they found a safe roost for the night, returning to their feeding- 

 grounds in early morning. 



