PHOTOGRAVURE 73 



DANCING ARENA AND ESCAPE TRAIL OF BORNEAN ARGUS PHEASANT 



The male Argus Pheasant chooses a spot usually on a hill-top, clears It of all vegetation, and uses it 

 as a display arena. The first attempts of young birds sometimes result in failure, as when they have the 

 area all cleared except for some stout growth or root which defies all attempts at removal. Such a condition 

 seems invariably to result in desertion for a more satisfactory site. One of the most important features is 

 the escape trail, a low tunnel through the densest side of the glade, through which the bird can flee at once 

 on the approach of danger. 



