PHOTOGRAVURE 36 
PAUNT Sean ROOSTING ISLAND OF THE JAVAN JUNGLEFOWL 
Tuts bird haunts the semi-arid coastal lands of Java, but, not satisfied with its proximity to the 
booming surf of the tropical sea, I saw two cocks*and a hen walk down to the beach, catching insects as 
they went, and after some hesitation rise into the air as easily as quail, and fly out to a tiny mangrove 
islet a hundred yards off-shore. Here they found a safe roost for the night, returning to their feeding- 
grounds in early morning. 
