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ta fu> ® °1 all ordinary birds ; and again between the 
or t 1 een t ocelli of the former, and the simpler ocelli 
all pi' 1 ' 0 c °loured spots of other birds ; and so with 
to |^ e °lher characters of the peacock. Let us look 
foils ' Gallinacete for any still-existing grada- 
-Ihe species and sub-species of Polyplectron 
° f ^cock, about two-thirds of natural size, carefully drawn by Mr. 
C u Pper ” ' ans Parent zone is represented by the outermost white zone, confined to 
i hl ena of the disc. 
^abit 
N^® 0 ^*** adjacent to the native land of the 
? r e 80l ^ ! ail( l they so far resemble this bird that they 
lf ^ 0, 'tn( : ,'i^ lnes ca lL'd peacock-pheasants. I am also 
c °cl ; ^ c L y Mr. Bartlett that they resemble the pea- 
le h voice and in some of their habits. During 
