. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . , attaining a length of from 9 feet to, it is said, 18 birds are kept for show purposes. The greater jiart of their lives is passed tetheredon high perches. Once a day they are taken. BLACK-CHESTED CRESTED GUINEA-FOWL Thli ii a hhck bifd^ ivtth light hint ipols down for exercise, when the long feathers arecarefully rolled up and securel) fastened outof harms way. The Argus-pheasaxt axd PKArocK axdTHEIR Allies The Argus-PHEASANT most certainlydemands notice, on account of the extra-ordinary development of the
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . , attaining a length of from 9 feet to, it is said, 18 birds are kept for show purposes. The greater jiart of their lives is passed tetheredon high perches. Once a day they are taken. BLACK-CHESTED CRESTED GUINEA-FOWL Thli ii a hhck bifd^ ivtth light hint ipols down for exercise, when the long feathers arecarefully rolled up and securel) fastened outof harms way. The Argus-pheasaxt axd PKArocK axdTHEIR Allies The Argus-PHEASANT most certainlydemands notice, on account of the extra-ordinary development of the wing-quills,which are nearly a }ard long, and thewondrous beauty of the pattern pattern takes the form of a number ofeyes, so shaded as to give the appearance,when fully displayed, of a number of ballsl\ing in a socket. These enormous quillsare borne only by the male, and used, likethe ornamental feathers of its allies, in cap-tivating the female. When fully displayed,the two wings are spread out to form onehuge fan, producing an effect which wordscannot adequately describe. The argus-pheasants are found in the forests of Siam,the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, and areexcessively wary birds. The Peacock is too well known to needa very long descripti
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