PLATE LXXXI 



MALAY OCELLATED PHEASANT 



Rheinardius nigrescens Rothschild 



Thp: most mysterious of all pheasants are the birds of this group. We live in their neighbourhood, 

 we hear their calls, we find their dancing arenas, and yet, after weeks of search, may catch never a glimpse 

 of the birds themselves. Night after night their call rings out a few hundred yards away, sounding much 

 like the call of the Argus, but with a muffled resonance which is unmistakable. In appearance they recall 

 some Chinese Imaginary Phoenix. 



