336 BIRDS. 



The Peacocks (Pavd) have the head covered with feathers and orna- 

 mented with a crest, the legs are armed behind with a conical spur ; but the 

 most remarkable characteristic of these birds is, that in the male the upper 

 tail-coverts are longer than the quills, and may be elevated when he spreads 

 his tail, the feathers of which are of unequal size, and terminated by numerous 



