52 GAME BIRDS OF INDIA. 



of cattle, &c. ; clogs will often put tliem up when they at once fly 

 on to the nearest trees. Young birds, if kept for a few days, are 

 very excellent eating, having a considerable game flavour. 



15. Gallus Sonneratii, Temminck. 



PL Col. 232 and 233— Phas. gallus, apud Sonneiiat— Phindi- 

 cus, Leach — Blyth, Cat. 1464 — Sykks, Cat. 148 — Jerdon, 

 Cat. 266 — Jangli murgh, H. — Adavi kodi, Tel. — Katu koli, Tam. 



The Grey Jungle-fowl. 



Descr. — Whole head and neck, with the hackles, blackish grey, 

 with yellow spots, each feather being blackish, with the shaft 

 white and two spots, the terminal one of somewhat square 

 form, as if a drop of yellow sealing wax ; the other whitish, passing 

 on the wing-coverts into oblong spots of glistening wood-brown ; 

 ear-coverts pale rufous ; the rest of the plumage above and below, 

 blackish grey, the feathers white shafted, and those on the flanks 

 broadly centered and tipped with wood-brown ; outermost prima- 

 ries dusky, with the shaft and narrow edge pale ; the others black, 

 faintly glossed ; upper tail-coverts glossy purple ; the central tail 

 feathers glossy green, the gloss diminishing on the lateral feathers ; 

 vent dirty "brownish ; under tail-coverts glossy black, with white 

 shafts. 



Bill yellowish horny ; comb, face, and wattles red ; irides 

 orange brown ; legs and feet horny yellowish. Length 24 inches 

 and upwards in fine specimens ; wing 9J to 10; tail 15 to 16 ; 

 tarsus 3J ; weight 2J lbs. 



The Hen is mottled brown above, with pale shafts on the wing- 

 coverts; beneath blackish brown, the feathers broadly centered 

 with pure white, passing into plain dull brown on the flanks, thigh- 

 coverts, vent, and under tail-coverts ; head and neck rufous brown, 

 paler on the chin and throat and somewhat yellowish ; primaries 

 dark brown, the secondaries mottled brown ; tail blackish brown, 

 edged with mottled brown. Length about 17 inches. 



This handsome Jungle-fowl is found in Southern India only, 

 extending on the east coast to a little north of the Godavery, in 



