188 



POULTRY, &C- 



plumage and rather larger than a mom-fuwl ; the 

 forge k wa ng or argus pheasant, and the small sort huv. 

 ing its hack spangled with eyes; the murragh, or the 

 peacock having a magnificent plumage suffused all over 

 with a light gulden hue; the avruaavam ~a large waler- 

 hen, not web-footed ; the red and black quail ; stock- 

 doves called pergam, equal in size to a hantam fowl; 

 green and yellow, and white wtxwl-pigeons, which, 

 with the pergam, feed on berries, especially those of 

 the various kinds of Indian fig-tree; — besides many 

 other tropicaj birds. The plandok, or cheurotin of 

 Button, or hornless deer, aboui the size of a hare, is 

 plentiful; but like ail the animals and birds above 

 enumerated, is only found in the deep forests. 



