THE PHEASANT 



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But more intereHting, perhaps, in the ARGUS 

 PHEASANT with his four feet leu^-th of tail and his 

 stany wings. There are more than a hundred spots on 

 eacli wing, and these spots are a study in tliemselves. 



THE SILVER rKEiVSANT. 



I'lioloijrajili III] 



[\V. S. BEinuDr.E, F.Z.S. 



When looked at closely the marks resolve themselves into 

 an exact imitation of a cup and ball, the l)all lying in the 

 cup. This bird has a trick of raising his long tail feathers 

 almost vertically and at the same time extending his 

 wings, and though he is of sober colouring the effect is 

 very handsome. 



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