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PEACOCK. 



D 



1. 

 V«. B. 

 • WHITE P. 



ESCRIPTION. 



p. LX. 



Le Paon blanc, Brif. cm. i. p. 388. — Buf. oif. ii. p. 323. — Rail Sjn. p. 5,1, 

 A. 2. — Frifcb. pi. 120. 



Lev. Muf. 



H I S is wholly white, the eyes of the train not excepted; 

 but thefe are to be plainly traced out on the feathers by a 

 different undulation of fhade, though apparently of the fame 

 pure white colour. I believe this variety to be more common 

 in England than elfewhere. 



I cannot clofe this account without mentioning a circumftance 

 which now and then occurs in the females of this fpeciea, viz. 

 having the external marks of the plumage of the male : two in- 

 flances of which have occurred to me ; the one belonging to a 

 friend of mine in this county ; the other now to be feen in the 

 Leverian Mujenm. This laft beautiful bird belonged to Lady 

 Tynte, and had bred for fome years ; but after ceafing to lay 

 eggs, began to put out the male eyed feathers; and at the time 

 of its death appeared like a young male.. 



japa'k P. 



Description. 



Pavo muticus, Lin. Syji. i. p. 268. 



LePaon du Japon, Brif. orn. i. p. 283* 



Le Spicifere, Buf. oif. ii. p. 366. 



Pavo Japonenfis, Aldr. a<u. ii. pi. 33, 34. (male and female.) —Jobnft. av. 



pi. 2.3. 



C I Z E of the Crefted Peacock -, but the bill is larger, and afh- 

 coloured : the fpace round the eyes is red : irides yellow : on 

 the top of the head is an upright creft, four inches in length, and 

 in fhape not much unlike an ear of corn-, the colour mixed green 

 and blue :. the top of the head and neck are greenifh, marked 



with 



