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of the hackles as is seen in the above Red Jungle- fowl. The 

 hen is dark gray above and whitish below, and lacks the 

 ornaments of the male. The species is confined to southern 

 and central India. It thrives in captivity, but is invariably 

 wild and intractable. It has been bred in Europe on sev- 

 eral occasions, but there is no record of success in this 

 country. 



The Ceylon Jungle-fowl -is found only on the island for 

 which it is named. The cock is reddish above, each feather 

 with a dark central streak. The breast feathers are similar 

 and pointed, as in the Sonnerat. The tail is black, with a 

 violet patch at the base. The comb is erect and bright red, 

 centered with yellow. The female is very like that of the 

 Sonnerat. This species does not appear to have been kept in 

 captivity outside of Ceylon. 



The Javan Jungle-fowl differs markedly from its con- 

 geners. The comb of the cock presents a smooth, rounded 

 edge, entirely free from serrations. It is bluish at the 

 base, changing gradually to red. There is a single wattle in 

 the center of the throat, the forward edge red, the inner 

 portion deep yellow and the lower part blue. The feathers 

 of the hackle and upper back are short and square at the 

 ends and greenish-blue in color, the upper being edged with 

 bronze, the lower with black. The pendent saddle feathers 

 are black, with yellow edges, while the wing coverts are 

 likewise black, edged with reddish. Tail, breast and under- 

 parts are black. The female is blackish above, barred and 

 variegated with brown ; the underparts are pale brown, with 

 dark markings. This species is found in Java and some 

 small neighboring islands. It is not uncommon in cap- 

 tivity, but there is no record of its having been bred. 



The four species of Jungle-fowl have been interbred more 

 or less freely, their crossing presenting no great difficulties. 

 Several of the resulting hybrids, in the writer's experi- 



