PHOTOGRAVURE 6i 



HOME OF THE GOLDEN PHEASANT 



The steep, tumbled mountains of Szechuan, ShensI a,nd Kansu, where the scrub bamboo offers an 

 abundance of protection, and even the wild western Chinese tribes are seldom seen, the Golden Pheasant is 

 at home. Streams rush through the bottoms of the twisting valleys, winds howl around the topmost peaks 

 of these lonely mountains, and between, on the slopes and outjutting terraces, these dainty birds live and 

 carry on their wonderful courtship ; and here, upon their precious eggs, the hens sit close among the dead 

 leaves and grass. 



