PHOTOGRAVURE n 



DANCING ARENA AND ESCAPE TRAIL OF BORNEAN ARGUS PHEASANT 



The male Argus Pheasant chooses a spot usually on a hill-top, clears it of all vegetation, and uses it 

 as a display arena. The first . attempts of young birds sometimes result in failure, as when they have the 

 area all cleared except for some stout growth or root which defies all attempts at removal. Such a condition 

 seems invariably to result in desertion for a more satisfactory site. One of the most important features is 

 the escape trail, a low tunnel through the densest side of the glade, through which the bird can flee at once 

 on the approach of danger. 



