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PAVO. PEACOCK. 

 Generic Character, 



Rostrum basi nudum, supra | 

 convexurrij crassiusculum ; 

 versus apicem deflexum, 



Nares patulas. 



Gence partim denudatae. 



Pennce uropygii elongatae, 

 latae, expansiles, ocellatse* 



Cauda cuneata, rectricibus 



octodecim. 

 Pedes tetradactyli, tarso cal- 



carato conico. 

 Caput cristatum. 



Beah naked at the base, above 

 convex, thickened, towards 

 the tip bent down. 



Nostrils open. 



Cheel's partially denuded. 



Feathers of the rump elon- 

 gated, broad, capable of 

 being expanded, and ocel- 

 lated. 



Tail wedge-shaped, consist- 

 ing of eighteen feathers. 



Feet four-toed ; tarsi with a 

 conical spur. 



Head crested. 



PaVO, auctorum. — There are but two species 

 of Peacocks, which are amongst the most splendid 

 of birds, being of a beautiful form, and large size, 

 and possessing the most magnificent and re- 

 splendent hues on their plumage : they are proud 

 and quarrelsome, and feed on insects, fruit, and 

 grain : they are natives of Asia, and one of them 

 is domesticated in Europe. 



