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Btitler, ibid, ix., p. 421 (1880) ; Eeid, ibid, x., p. 61 (1881) ; 

 Davidson, ibid, x., p. 316 (1882) ; Davison, ibid, x., p. 409 

 (1882) ; Taylor, ibid, x., p. 464 (1887) ; Hume, ibid, xi., p. 300 

 (1888) ; Gates, ed. Hume's Nests and Eggs, iii., p. 405 (1890) ; 

 Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. Birds B. M.,xxii., p. 368 (1893); id., Hand- 

 List Game Birds, ii., p. 77 (1897) ; Gates' Manual Game Birds, i., 

 p. 274 (1898) ; Blanford, Faun. Brit. Ind., iv., p. 68 (1898) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-List Birds, i., p. 61 (1899) ; Gates, Oat. Eggs B.M., 

 i., p. 61, (1901) ; Botirdillon, J. B. N. H. Soc, xvi., p. 3 

 (1904) ; Ward, ibid, xvii., p. 944 (1907) ; Stuart Baker, ibid, 

 xvii., p. 971 (1907) ; Finn, Avicult. Mag. (3) i., p. 128 (1909) 

 (Notes on " In Captivity") ; King, J. B. N. H. Soc, xxi., p. 100 

 (1911) ; Whitehead, ibid, xxi., p. 168 (1911) ; Dodsworth, ibid, 

 xxi., p. 1082 (1912). 



Pavo assamensis, McClell. Ind. Rev. (1838), p. 513. 



Pavo nigriimmis, Sclater, P. Z. S., p. 221 (I860) ; Gates, B. of 

 Burm., ii., p. 313 (1883) jFinn, Avi. Mag. (3) i., p. 128 (1909). 



Peacock, Beebe, Avicult. Mag., iii., p. 127 (1905); ^^Displa3'■ 

 in Captivity) Pocock, Avicult. Mag. (3) ii., p. 232. 



Vernacular Names. — Mor, Manjur (^Hin. etc.) ; Taus, (P.) ; Lan- 

 duri 2 {Malir.) ; Manja (^ , Manir $ (Uriya) ; Mabya (Shot.) ; 

 Mong-Yung (LeiDcha.) ; Moir, Moira {Assam.) ; Dode-Tung (Garo.) ; 

 Daodi-Yung (Gachari) ; Voh-te (Mikir) ; Myl (Tamil) ; Nimili 

 (Tel.) ; Norol (Can.) ; Monara (Ging.). 



Beicriftion-- Adult Male. — Feathered portion of the head dark 

 metallic green-blue, gradually changing to brilliant Prussian blue on 

 neck, breast and shoulders, shaded in different lights with green and 

 purple-blue ; lower breast deeper pnrple-blue, changing again to deep 

 metallic green on abdomen and flanks, and to dull brownish-black on 

 vent, centre of abdomen and under tail coverts. Back from shoulders 

 to rump brilliant light bronze-green, each feather black-edged, those 

 nearest the neck with blue central streaks, and those of the rump 

 with wide sub-edges of metallic golden green. Tail dark brown 

 with paler mottling near the shafts. 



Central upper tail coverts, composing the train, bronze-green 

 with a copper sheen near the tips, each feather with an eye formed 

 by a deep blue heart-shaped spot with four rings ; the first a narrow 

 one of brilliant smalt blue-green, the second much broader of golden 

 bronze, then a very narrow one of gold, and finally one of brown. 

 The outer feathers and the longest of the central ones have no eyes, 

 but terminate in a broad half moon. A few of the outer shorter 

 coverts have indefinite occelli of deep copper colour. 



Wings ; primaries, their greater coverts and bastard wing, pale 

 chestnut brown ; outer secondaries, and their greater and median 

 coverts, dark brown glossed with deep metallic blue, most pronounc- 

 ed on the median coverts ; inner secondaries, all other coverts and 



