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English: Caption: [PEACOCK:] THAT ROYAL BIRD, WHOSE TAIL IS A DIADEM. From the book: "The best-known species of peafowl is found in a wild state in India and Ceylon, where, in the midst of varicolored tropical foliage, the vivid coloration is protective. These birds eat snails, frogs and insects, as well as grain, juicy grasses and bulbs, and are often destructive to growing crops. Another species, resembling the former in plumage, is native to Burma, Malaysia and Java. Domesticated peacocks are found in all parts of the world. The young do not bear well the changeable weather of temperate climates and are difficult to rear. The hen makes her nest in some secluded spot on the ground, laying ten or more brownish eggs. In ancient times, the peacock was carried to all parts of the known world as a great treasure. During the reign of Solomon once every three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. The peacock is mentioned in the Bird Play of Aristophanes, written in Greece in the fifth century b. c, and Pliny speaks of it as common in his day in Rome, where it was considered a great delicacy as a roast served in its own feathers."

Identifier: worldbookorganiz07oshe (find matches)
Title: The world book; (electronic resource) organized knowledge in story and picture
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: O'Shea, M. V. (Michael Vincent), 1866-1932, ed Foster, Ellsworth D., ed Locke, George Herbert, 1870-1937, ed
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: Chicago, New York (etc.) Hanson-Roach-Fowler Co.
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