57. THE COMMON PEA-FOWL. 



Pavo cristafus, Linn^us. 



Feathers of the crest with a bare shaft 

 and a fan-shaped tip. 



MALE : — Back and rump with glossy scale- 

 like green feathers, 



FEMALE :— Back and rump with ordinary 

 brown feathers. 



Vernacular Names \—Mor, Hind. ; 

 Menjur, Western Duars ; Mujur, 

 Nepal Tarai ; Mahja^ Bhutia ; Mong- 

 ytcng, Lepcha ; Motr, mozra, Assam ; 

 Dode, Garo Hills ; My I, Tamil ; Nimili, 

 Telugu ; Nowl, Canarese. 



The Common Pea-Fowl is found in a 

 wild state, in suitable localities, through- 

 out India ; on the west up to the Indus 

 river, and on the east to the farthest 

 limits of Assam. It is also found in 

 Ceylon. 



In Assam, this Pea-Fowl frequents the 

 whole valley of the Bhramaputra, and 

 occurs on all the hill-ranges south of 

 that river, with the exception, perhaps, 

 of the Khasi Hills. The southern limits 

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