PHOTOGRAVURE 71 



NESTING JUNGLE AND RECENTLY USED NEST OF THE MALAY 



ARGUS PHEASANT 



The only nest I could discover was a deserted one well up on a mountain slope in Pahang. There 

 had been no attempt to collect materials, the eggs having been laid and hatched on the debris of the jungle 

 floor. The surrounding growth was palm and bamboo, and the bird had worn a path to the nest through 

 the thici< underbrush, a trail which was even now perceptible, although the broken shells of the two eggs had 

 begun to sink into the mould. 



[This Plate has been lettered " Malayan Ocellated Pheasant " in error.] 



