BRITISH BIRDS. 



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THE PEACOCK. 

 (Pavo crhtahtSy Linn. Lc Paon, BuiF.) 



To describe the inimitable beauties of this bird, 

 in adequate terms, would be a task of no small dif- 

 ficulty. " Its matchless plumage/' says Buffon, 

 " seems to combine all that delights the eye in the 



