Animal life in the sea and on the land

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Impeyan Pheasant Identifier: animallifeinseao00coop (find matches)
Title: Animal life in the sea and on the land
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Cooper, Sarah. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Zoology
Publisher: New York, Harper & brothers
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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Eijr. 190.—Argus Pheasant. SCRATCHING-BIRDS. 287 birds, such as peacocks and pheasants, are mostly jungle-birds of tropical lands, and their brilliant hues blend wellwith the bright flowers and the pretty fruits and berriesupon which they feed. On the other hand, partridges,guinea-fowls, and scratching-birds in general, have a din-gy, spotted plumage, resembling the ground upon whichthey sit or run, and by this means they escape the notice
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m?.&c Fig. 191.—Impeyan Pheasants. India. 288 ANIMAL LIFE IN THE SEA AND ON THE LAND. of birds of prey, to whose attacks they are much ex-posed. V. Where Partridges build their Nests. — Partridges, ofwhich we have just spoken, pass the winter in our fields

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