ILLUSTRATIONS OF FOREIGN OOLOGY. 
inhabitants. Thus a writer, in the Calcutta Sporting Review, in 
the Narrative of his Journey through Bundlekhund, remarks :—‘ It 
need hardly be observed, that sportsmen have great opportunities of 
picking up information by familiar intercourse with the people. 
There is always something interesting, not to say absolutely neces- 
sary, to learn regarding their superstitious veneration for particular 
animals and birds. Eyerybody has heard of the murder of two 
officers at Muttra, because they happened not to know that the 
Monkeys they shot were held sacred. I remember when a Mahom- 
medan servant of mine shot a pea-fowl near Gwalior, which cireum- 
stance led to about a hundred villagers sallying out with bludgeons 
to assail all my party; and nothing could haye saved some of our 
heads, but for the thorough knowledge of the language of my com- 
panion, who assured the enraged people that the man should be 
severely punished, and he kept his word. There are, however, 
birds, which if not actually sacred like the pea-fowl, are nevyerthe- 
less regarded by Hindoos with such affection, that to shoot them is 
offensive. Among these is the Saras, which not coming within the 
category of game, ought not to be shot,’ 
BS According to Mr. Jerdon, the S4ras is migratory in South India, 
appearing in the Peninsula only in the cold weather; but we can 
scarcely doubt that it breeds in parts of Central India, where Captain 
fee re that he obtained its eggs in July; for he could 
a silt acl Wik to this conspicuous and sonorous great bird 
Pewee: ne e vicinity. In the Rajmahl and Monghyr Hill 
ornithology sof 5 ie ee bred; and a friend, familiar with the 
F heel (or marsh Re siesta ne wine Doan nintessOuisg 
= ES ai shee Ne — the Ganges, in which Saras bred 
bears the name of Gyo- ”: me we foie SORA 
having bred shaaieat qua. The tame pair before alluded to as 
: y in confinement, had the range of a large 
& inundated patches of paddy or rice ; and 
Iways resorted to for i j 
wa : m their nest, which 
* Ss eared under water, and raised tte ema height shuivah 
disturb aie were generally laid; and the birds were as little 
Sturbed as possible when bui 
: Idin: d j : 
hein, § and incubating —the male 
aaa aie ld fierce and combative; but as soon a the young 
their parents ek ee caught and more closely confined with 
ee reared them in a large cage apartment, These 
