J62 NATURALIST'S CABINET. 



Circumstance of one buried under snow. 



come of him, till he was discovered alive, but 

 completely frozen; being gradually warmed by 

 a moderate heat, he soon began to take his food, 

 and continued just as well as if nothing had 

 happened. This is the more remarkable, when 

 we consider that the bird is originally a native of 

 a hot climate. 



The life of this bird is reckoned by some at 

 about twenty-five years; by others one hundred* 



THE WHITE PEACOCK. 



THIS bi-rd, as its name imports, ia entirely 

 white, not excepting even the eyes of the train, 

 which it is, nevertheless, easy to trace out. It 

 jfetains its colour in every season, and every 

 country; which, indeed is so permanent, that 

 the eggs of this species laid and hatched, even 

 in Italy, still produce white peacocks. Most 

 naturalists agree in representing Norway, and 

 the other northern countries as its native land. 

 It appears to live there in a wild state, being fre- 

 quently found wandering about in Germany dur- 

 ing the winter; it is even seen in countries much 

 more southerly, as France and Italy, but only in 

 a domesticated state. This variety is, in La- 

 tham's opinion, more common in England thai* 

 elsewhere. We are informed by the same writer, 

 that two instances have occurred to him of the 

 females of this species having die external maika 



