PLATE LXXVI 



GREY PEACOCK PHEASANT 



Polyplectron bicalcaratum bicalcaratum (Linnaeus) 



Singly or In small families these birds are found among the mountains of Burma and Western China. 

 It is difficult to see them, for their senses are very keen, and they are never off guard. They are shielded 

 by terrible growths of thorn cane, or when approach seems easy, a flock of babblers will discover you, give 

 warning, and send the pheasants off with a rush. They scarcely ever fly, but skulk through the jungle, 

 ascending trees only to roost upon a limb at night. 



