. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . to perch separate from the others ; yetthey will mix and breed together in the season. The Indians make an elegant clothing of the feathers of twist the inner webs into a strong double string with hemp, orfi^ith the inner bark of the mulberry-tree, and work it like
. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . to perch separate from the others ; yetthey will mix and breed together in the season. The Indians make an elegant clothing of the feathers of twist the inner webs into a strong double string with hemp, orfi^ith the inner bark of the mulberry-tree, and work it like appears very rich and glossy, and as fine as silk shag. Thenatives of Louisiana make fans of the tail; and of four tails joinedtogether, the French used formerly to construct a parasoL 250 THE CKESTED, OR COMMON PEACOCK. OF THE PEACOCK TKIBE IN GENEEAL. The bill is strong and convex. The head is covered with feathemwhich bend backward. The nostrils arelarge. The feathers of the train are long,broad, expansile, and covered with eye-likespots. There are only four known species ofPeacocks. These are birds, for the mostpart, of large size. They feed on insects,fruit, and grain. One of them (the commonkind) is an inhabitant of Asia and Africa,another of China, the third of Thibet, andthe fourth of THE CBESTED, OR COMMON PEACOCK. If, says M. de Buffon, empire were claimed by beauty, and not bypower, the Peacock would,without contradiction, be theking of birds. For eleganceof form, and brilliancy ofplumage, it is exceeded bynone of the feathered the Peacock it is thatnature appears to have be-stowed her treasures with thegreatest profusion. Its largeflze, imposing manner, firmtread, and noble figure: therich crest upon its head,adorned with brilliant colors:its matchless plumage, ap-pearing to combine everything that can delight the eye—all contend to place it highin our esteem. These beau-tiful plumes, however, areshed every year. At thisperiod the bird seems humi
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