Fig. 52. Side view of male Argus pheasant, while displaying before the female. Observed and sketched from nature by Mr. T. W. Wood.
Title: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex
Year: 1874 (1870s)
Authors: Charles Darwin, 1809-1882
Subjects: Evolution; Natural selection; Heredity; Human beings; Sexual selection in animals; Sexual dimorphism (Animals); Sex differences
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The great argus pheasant (Argusianus argus) is a species of pheasant. The scientific name of the Great Argus was given in reference to the many eyes-like pattern on its wings. Argus is a hundred-eyed giant in Greek mythology. The great argus is native to the jungles of Borneo, Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula in southeast Asia. |
