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BRANCH VERTEBRATA. 



The Pheasant is indigenous to Asia, but some species 

 have become naturalized in the parks of European castles. 



The Argus has its secondaries, which are three times 

 the length of the primaries, ornamented with rows of 



FIB. 260. 



Ar' ' gus gigante'us. Argus Pheasant, d'j. 



richly-tinted "eyes." Its tail has two feathers, so long 

 that, while the bird is only the size of a common fowl, 

 its extreme length is five feet. To this species likewise, 

 Nature has denied beauty of song, or other form of at- 

 traction than its singularly beautiful plumage, which has 

 suggested its generic name. 



