124 PEACOCK. 



black, the feathers fringed with white at the ends ; though two or 

 three of the outer ones are white ; as are the ends of many of the 

 quills; the thighs are feathered to the joint; legs stout, pale brown; 

 toes furnished with a kind of nail ; between the toes a slight web. — 

 A bird of this kind was sent by Lord Wellesley, from Bhaughulpore, 

 in the East Indies. The natives supposed it to be an hybrid of the 

 Peacock, and common Jungle Fowl. I have seen the same among 

 the drawings of Gen. Hardwicke; likewise those of Sir J. Anstruther; 

 but whether they were copied from a single specimen, or whether 

 it was a circumstance which commonly occurred, we are left to 

 conjecture. 



