PHOTOGRAVURE 66 



FRONTAL COURTSHIP DISPLAY OF THE PEACOCK PHEASANT 



As the courtship reaches its height the male assumes a frontal position, and increases the arc of spread 

 of the wings and tail until they form a continuous circular fan of ocellated feathers, extending to the very 

 ground on both sides. The hen is affected neither by the aesthetic beauties of this wonderful display, nor the 

 regularity of form or pattern, but apparently by some subconscious reaction to the continued repetition of 

 the courtship performance. 



