116 PEACOCK. 



3.-JAVAN PEACOCK. 



Pavo javanicus, Lin. Trans, xiii. p. 185. — Horsfield. 



THIS chiefly differs from the well-known Crested Species, in that 

 the crest is not composed of distinct feathers, enlarged at the end ; 

 but is a kind of upright tuft of slender ones ; feathers of the neck, 

 breast, and back, glossy green gold, terminated with a violet black 

 band ; scapulars and lesser wing coverts mixed, glossy emerald-green 

 and sky-blue. 



Inhabits Java, where it is called Merak ; further than the above 

 we are not furnished with a description ; but we think it to be not 

 much differing from the following, a specimen of which is in the 

 Museum at the India House, London. 



This is in shape like our Crested Species, but smaller ; from the 

 crown arises a loose tuft of several pale feathers, about four inches 

 in length ; chin and throat bare of feathers ; back and rump gilded 

 green, the feathers narrowly edged with blue ; neck waved with 

 glossy brownish green feathers, deeply edged with gilded green ; 

 outer ridge of the wing half way buff; quills brownish, deep green ; 

 body brownish green, the feathers with black edges. The train as 

 in our Peacock, but smaller in proportion, and furnished with eye- 

 like spots as in that bird, which are in the middle deep blue encircled 

 with fine green, then a large bed of brown, and finally surrounded 

 with a margin of gilded copper-colour ; legs stout, brown, furnished 

 with a single, strong spur. 



This last described was from Java, or Sumatra. 



4.— JAPAN PEACOCK. 



Pavo muticus, Ind. Orn.\. 617. Lin.'i. 268. Gm. Lin.'i. 731. Borowsk.u. 167. 



Japanicus, Bris. i. 289. Id. 8vo. i. 81. Aldr. Av. ii. t. 33. 34. Johnst. Av. t. 23. 



Spicifer, Nat. Misc. pi. 641. 



