﻿PEACOCK. 67,5 



Pavo Tibetanus, Lin. Syjl. i. p. 268. 2. 0. 4. 



Le Paon du Tibet, Brif. orn. i. p. 294. 10. pi. 28. A. f. 2. THIBET P. 



Le Chinquis, Buf. oif. ii. p. 365. 



CI ZE of the Pintado: length two feet one inch and a half. Description. 



Bill above one inch and a half long, and cinereous : iridcs 

 yellow : the head, neck, and under parts, afh-colour, marked 

 with blackilh lines : the wing coverts, back, and rump, grey, 

 with fmall white dots ; befides which, on the wing coverts and 

 back are large round fpots of a fine blue, changing in different 

 lights to violet and green gold : the quills and upper tail 

 coverts are alfo grey, marked with blackilh lines ; the quills have 

 two round blue fpots on each, like thofe of the coverts ; on the 

 outer webs, and on each tail feather, there are four of the fame, 

 two on each fide the web ; the middle coverts are the lonseft", 

 the others ihorten by degrees : the leg's are grey, furnifhed with 

 two fpurs behind, like the laffc fpecies : claws blackilh. 



This inhabits the kingdom of Thibet. Place. 



The Chinefe give it the name of Chin-tchien-Khi. 



4R2 Genus 



