THE PEACOCK. 
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of other gallinaceous birds, this colour is much more 
frequent in domestication than in its native country. 
Pied varieties are also sometimes seen ; and when 
the deep blue of the neck and breast is contrasted 
tvith pure white, they form a beautiful and much 
sought for state among collectors for a menagerie. 
In the white variety, the feathers, from retaining 
their structure, exhibit all the markings of the tail 
and other parts distinctly, according as the light falls 
upon them. To illustrate this genus we have fi- 
gured 
