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every evening, one by one, to the branch of the 
tree where they are to rooft; in the morning fhe 
- flies down before them, and encourages them to 
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follow, and thus begins to teach them to ufe theirs 
wings, 
When the young are about a month old, the 
creft begins to fhew itfelf, then they are fick, juft 
as litle Turkeys are when their wattles (that is 
the red {kin on their throats) firft appears. 
The young Peacocks may be known from the 
young Peahens, by a little yellow which appears. 
at the end of the wings. The neck of the young 
Peacock is blue, the young Peahen’s neck is 
green; afterwards the Peacocks become the largeft, 
and have a {pur on each leg. 
The Peacock never lofes his creft; but the 
tail feathers, and the two beautiful fide feathers, 
_ drop every year about July, and others grow in 
their place in the fpring: whilft he is withouc 
thefe feathers, he feems melancholy, and hides 
- bimfelf, as though afhamed to be feen. 
Peacocks are birds of courage, they fight very 
well, and generally make themfelves rales 3 in 
the poultry-yard. 
_ Thgy generally rooft upon the roofs of houfes, 
_ “pon chimneys, or on the branches of trees, 
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