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Definition of Argus pheasant
1. Noun. Large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Argus Pheasant
Literary usage of Argus pheasant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. by Charles Darwin (1871)
"... of birds — Variations sometimes abrupt — Laws of variation — Formation of
ocelli — Gradations of character •— Case of Peacock, argus pheasant, ..."
2. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin (1909)
"... males—Variability of birds—Variations sometimes abrupt—Laws of variation—Formation
of ocelli—Gradations of character— Case of Peacock, argus pheasant, ..."
3. Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology by John Hunter, Richard Owen (1861)
"... and rather wider than a cock's. This animal died of a seeming disease in the
head, for it began to swell about the eyes. THE argus pheasant ..."
4. Animal Coloration: An Account of the Principal Facts and Theories Relating by Frank Evers Beddard (1892)
"argus pheasant. sexual coloration. Every gradation is found, from perfect
resemblance, such as is afforded by the goldfinch, to the extreme differences ..."
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