
Regarding attempts to acclimatize this bird, Delacour (6,p.108) 
who has studied it both in forest and aviary, says, "The Red Junglefowl 
is a first-class game bird, wary, cunning and strong, and its flesh 
is excellent for the table. In our opinion, they have not been 
sufficiently tried in Europe or America for that purpose. Their 
resemblance to ordinary poultry is probably the cause of such a 
regrettable neglect, as in many districts they would be far preferable 
to the ordinary Pheasants." 
THE RED JUNGLEFOWL OF INDIA 
This report is primarily concerned with the red junglefowl 
of India (G. g. murghii). This race was selected because of its 
wide distribution and its ability to thrive under greater extremes of 
temperature and precipitation than characterize the range of the other 
subspecies. Considered also was the relative ease with which breeding 
stock can be secured in India for game farm propagation and trial 
introduction. : 
Common Names 
"In southern Asia common names of birds vary radically with 
district and dialect. Those most frequently used in India and Burma 
for the red junglefowl include the following: 
Red junglefowl General 
Jungli moorghi Hindi, India and Nepal 
Bun moor ghi Hindi, northern India 
Bunkokra, bun-kookoor Bengali, southeastern India 
Natsu-pea Bhutea, Bhutan 
Pazok-tehi Lepcha (Assam) 
Beer ~seem Koles 
Gera-gogor Gonds 
Lall Chanda Dist., India 
Tanquet, Tanghet Burmese, Burma 
Distribution and Relative Abundance 

The range of the Indian red junglefowl extends for 1,400 
miles from the Indus River in West Pakistan southeastward along the 
foothills of the Himalayas and adjacent lowland forest and scrub areas 
to south central Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, and western Burma, 
south through central and eastern India to the Bay of Bengal. The 
