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MALAY ARGUS PHEASANT 

 Argusianus argus (Linnaeus) 



This great pheasant lives a solitary life deep in the wild jungles of the Malay Peninsula. The 

 central tail-feathers measure six feet in length, while the secondary feathers of the wing are enormously 

 lengthened and enlarged for the purpose of display in courtship. The cocks have no spurs, but trust to 

 escape from danger by flight. Argus Pheasants are polygamous, and the cocks take no share in hatching 

 the eggs or rearing the young birds. 



