DOMESTICATED BIRDS 



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The peacock Is a native of Southern Asia, a reahn in fact 

 in which the species of the group attain an uncommonly rich 



development. The creat- 

 C\l ^2**!,. ure appears to have been 



domesticated some thou- 

 sands of years ago, but 

 has undergone no con- 

 siderable changes in its 

 experience with 

 man. It has in 

 truth not been com- 

 pletely tamed. It 



Contributions from Asia, Africa, and America— Peacocks, Guinea-fowl, and Turkey 



does not willingly remain near the dwellings of man, but 

 prefers to abide apart, only resorting to the home when in 



