PHOTOGRAVURE 38 



HYBRID JAVAN JUNGLEFOWL 



The wild Juiiglefowl do not interbreed with the native poultry, but in captivity the two species will 

 occasionally cross. Some of these hybrids are huge creatures, with enormous pendant combs, and beautiful 

 plumage ; others are small and bantam-like with absurdly short legs. They are great favourites with the 

 Javanese, who keep them on triangle perches or in ingeniously woven quakes or cages. The dominant 

 character of these birds is the voice, which lacks cadence or definiteness, but consists of a scream which 

 must carry for at least a mile. This is the stimulus to much betting, and owners of powerful-lunged birds 

 often make large wagers on the vocal powers of the rivals. 



