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becoming white from sudden fear. In the 

 Proc. Zool. Soc,, 1835, p. 54, is the following 

 note, extracted by sir Robert Heron, Bart., 

 from his journal. " 1821-2. A black Poland 

 cock belonging to my friend and neighbour, 

 Mr. Kendall, of Barnsley, was seized last 

 winter, near the house, by a fox, but his 

 screams being heard by the servants, he was 

 rescued, desperately wounded, with the loss of 

 half his feathers. In time the remainder of 

 his feathers came off, and he is now become 

 perfectly white. This seems to have some 

 relation to the human hair becoming white 

 at once from fear." 



THE PEA-FOWL. 



The pea-fowl (Pavo cristafiis) is a native of 

 India, Ceylon, etc., inhabiting the dense 

 forests, where it perches on the highest trees 

 often above the range of gun-shot ; and the 

 sportsman frequently hears its shrill, harsh, 

 and startling cry, while the bird remains in- 

 visible, or launching itself into the aii', floats 

 in majestic buoyancy hopelessly high above 

 his head. When on the ground, the pea-fowl 

 keeps much amidst thick jungle, and if sud- 



