58. THE BURMESE PEAFOWL. 



Pavo muticus^ Linnaeus. 



Feathers of the crest uniformly narrow, 

 with no expansion at the tip. 



MALE : — Back and rump with glossy scale- 

 like green feathers. 



FEMALE : — Back and rump with ordinary- 

 brown feathers, barred and mottled with 

 buff. 



Vernacular Names -.—Doun, Oodoun, 

 Burmese ; Marait, Talain ; Toosia, 

 Karen. 



The Burmese Pea-Fowl takes the place 

 of the Indian species, south of Assam. 

 The meeting hne of the two species is at 

 present undetermined, but we know that 

 on the west the range of the Burmese 

 species extends up to Chittagong, in which 

 district it appears to be the only Pea-Fowl ; 

 and that on the east this species is found 

 abundantly at Myitkyina, high up on the 

 Irrawaddy river. Our knowledge of the 

 range of the two species in the country 

 between Chittagong and Myitkyina is a 

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