great argus pheasant (Argusianus argus)

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Subject:	great argus pheasant (Argusianus argus)
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Chick of Argus giganteus
Date 1879
Source Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London http://www.archive.org/stream/proceedingsofgen79zool#page/114/mode/1up
Author Joseph Smit (1836–1929)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ArgusGiganteusSmit.jpg

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.

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