Birds of Celebes: Phasianidae. 
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numerous artificial races it is a commodity of man in all quarters, or almost 
'pjjg investigations of Darwin (d 8) leave little doubt that G. fowuginsus 
is the ancestor of all domestic races of Fowl ; his conclusions show the domestic 
forms seem to be perfectly fertile with G. ferrugineus, but they are more or less 
sterile when crossed with the three other know'n wild races ; and domestic races, 
when crossed inter se, frequently revert sometimes slightly, sometimes strongly 
to a Gallus ferrugineus-tYW plumage. The voice of the Wild Cock is like 
that of the ordinary domestic bird, but the terminal note is shorter. Some 
authorities state that the Wild Fowl is monogamous in the breeding -season, 
others believe it to be polygamous; Mr. Hume holds it to be ‘not always poly- 
gamous”, but of unsettled habits in this respect. It is sociable, sometimes almost 
gregarious, frequenting all sorts of localities, though perhaps prefen ing, in Mi. 
Oates’ opinion, broken ground and ravines with dense vegetation. 
Gallus lafayettei I.ess. of Ceylon is easily distinguished from G.ferrugineus 
by its red breast, from G. sonnerati, India, by its hackles spangled with white or 
reddish round spots and grey-streaked under-parts, from G.varius (Shaw & Nodd.) 
of Java, Lombok and Flores by its single dewlap -like wattle, unserrated edge 
of comb, and many differences of coloration. 
The Phasianidae are notable for their general absence in Celebes. Not 
counting Gallus fermgineus, which may — we think must have been intro- 
duced and become feral, the only member of the family found there is the little 
Pxcalfactoria chinensis, a species of wandering habits in some pai’ts. Pheasant- 
forms abound as far as .lava and Borneo, the latter separated from South Celebes 
only by a shallow sea. The following is a list of the genera of Java and 
Borneo compiled after Mr. Ogilvie-Gr ant s Catalogue: 
Name of genus 
Himalayas 
Indo-China 
Malay 
PeniBsula 
I Sumatra 
c3 
S 
Borneo 
Philippines 
, 09 
1 
CQ 
S 
Rhixothera .... 
* 
* 
* 
Arboricola .... 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
9 
Haematortyx . . . 
* 
Caloperdix .... 
* 
* 
* 
* 
Rolhdus 
* 
* 
* 
Melanoperdix . . . 
* 
* 
* 
Excalfaetoria . . 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
1 
Acomus 
* 
* 
LopJmra .... 
* 
* 
* 
* 
i 
Lobiophasis . . . 
1 
Gallus 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
! ^ 
1 
* 
Polyplectrou . . . 
* 
■ 
* 
1 
Argus'ianus .... 
* 
* 
* 
* 
Pavo 
* 
* 
* 
9 
* 
1 
1 
