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can remember making in that part of the country was thirteen birds, killed near 
French Rocks on 17th October 1878, by Major St. John and myself. They 
breed in the same place.” . 
In corroboration of my account of the kind of localities affected by this species 
Captain Heaviside, R.E., writes: “ The country in which I have found these most 
abundant consists of low, flat-topped hills, such as are found in the Nerbudda valley, 
south of Mhow. These hill-tops have patches of black soil on them, and are 
covered with thin tree jungle. This year,in Khandesh, I have found these birds 
common on the same sort of ground, and have noticed them in the evening on the 
cart tracks. where they were probably dusting themselves, as there is no grain traffic on 
these roads. In both places, but more specially in the Nerbudda valley, I 
generally got about a brace whenever I went out shooting for an hour or two. 
I agree with Jerdon in thinking they have crepuscular or nocturnal habits, as I have 
seen them flitting round when it was practically dark.” 
An egg of this species has been figured on the second of the egg plates that follow 
this Appendix, 
THE CLOSE-BARRED SAND-GROUSE (VOL. I, pp. 65, ef seg.) — 
When writing of this species I remarked that, although never recorded from 
Beluchistan,it must needs occur there. This has since proved to be the case. Mr. 
Tufnell writes: “ Two specimens of the Close-barred Sand-Grouse were procured 
last November on the Bhor plain in Beluchistan, and the officer who killed and gave 
them to me told me that he saw many more of the same species on this plain. I 
think I saw a small flock of these birds near the same place in the beginning of 
January, but could not be certain.” 
THE COMMON PEA-FOWL (VOL. I ., pp. 81, e¢ seg.)— 
I gave from June to October as the laying season of this species, but it appears 
that both in the Sub-Himalayan tracts and in Southern India some birds, at any rate, 
begin laying in April. Thus my old friend Mr. Frederic Wilson says: ‘* You 
say, page 90, that Pea-Fowl breed in June, July, and August ; but in the Dun here 
we find the eggs about the end of April, and early in May they are plentiful 
enough.” 
And Major McInroy writes: “‘ Hoonsoor, Mysore, 25th April.—Took a Pea-Fowl’s 
nest containing four fresh eggs. One of my men first found it about a week ago; 
it then contained only oneegg. This seems to bean early date for Pea-Fowl to lay 
in the Sozth, though I see that some are said to lay in April in the Worth.” 
In Ceylon, I learn that they begin laying as early as X’mas, and that fresh eggs 
may still be found well into April. 
At page 89, I referred to the albino varieties of this speices that are occasionally met: 
with. Mr. F. W. Butler now writes: “ It may interest you to know that I lately 
shot a Pea-Fowl in the Mozuffurnuggur district, similar to the one described by you 
in your book, as being ‘a hen of a uniform dirty yellow colour.’ My bird, however, 
was more white than yellow. I flushedthe bird ina cotton field at dusk, and at the 
moment believed I had put up a Turkey.” 
THE EASTERN OR BURMESE PEA-FOWL (Vol. IL, pp. 93, e¢ seg. )— 
When I wrote I was not aware that this species extended anywhere within 
our limits northwards of Arakan, but it now appears that, though very locally 
distributed, it is the only Pea-Fowl met with in Chittagong, extending quite to 
the north of that district. 
Mr. H. Fasson, to whom I am indebted for this information, remarks :— 
‘* The Peacock found in this, the Chittagong district, is the Eastern or Burmese 
Pea-Fowl, (Pavo muticus.) 
**T have seen a live specimen, and have heard of small flocks at Jooykhola in 
Fatikchiri, the extreme north of the district, at Gurjunia, and at Ramoo in the 
south, and at Rangunia on the Kurnafoolee, where one was shot the other day. 
These small parties, of four or five birds each, are the only ones I have had khadar 
of, and they seem to stick a good deal to those neighbourhoods, so that, when I 
asked in yarious parts of the district if there were any Pea-Fowl about, I used to 
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