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his long train, he sometimes spreads the real, incon- 

 spicuous tail. Large and heavy as this decoration of 

 the peacock is, the birds fly with remarkable ease. In 

 such places as the New York Zoological Park, after roos1> 



Fig. 339. — Rear view of train of Peacock, sliuwing real tail. 



ing all night in the tallest trees, they sail down in the 

 early morning, the long train waving gracefully behind — a 

 sight which, once seen, is never forgotten. 



We must leave unmentioned scores of beautiful and 



