. A dictionary of birds . rupt appearance, which rests onindisputable evidence, is most suggestive in the light that it may ^ This may have been the case as regaids England ; but I have a distinctrecollection of having seen a bird of this form represented in an old Dutchpicture, though when or where I cannot state. An instance of its sudden pro-duction from the ordinary stock opcurred to my own knowledge as mentioned byMr. Darwin. c/. C-Ar^at^-Ja- PEASEWEEP-^PECTINEAL PROCESS 701 one day throAV on the question of evolution as exhibited in theorigin of species. It should be stated that the japa
. A dictionary of birds . rupt appearance, which rests onindisputable evidence, is most suggestive in the light that it may ^ This may have been the case as regaids England ; but I have a distinctrecollection of having seen a bird of this form represented in an old Dutchpicture, though when or where I cannot state. An instance of its sudden pro-duction from the ordinary stock opcurred to my own knowledge as mentioned byMr. Darwin. c/. C-Ar^at^-Ja- PEASEWEEP-^PECTINEAL PROCESS 701 one day throAV on the question of evolution as exhibited in theorigin of species. It should be stated that the japanned birdis not known to exist anywhere as a wild race. The Peafowls belong to the Gallinm, from the normal membersof which they do not materially differ in structure; and, thoughby some systematists they are raised to the rank of a Family,Pavonidx, most are content to regard them as a subfamily ofPhaslanidm (Pheasant).^ Akin to the genus Pavo is Pohjpledrum,of which the males are aimed with two or more spurs on each leg,. PoLVPLECTaUM.
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