great argus pheasant (Argusianus argus)

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Subject:	great argus pheasant (Argusianus argus)
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Reptiles and birds - a popular account of their various orders, with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting (1883) (14772262903).jpg

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great argus pheasant (Argusianus argus)

XX. - Argus

Title: Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders, with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Louis Figuier, 1819-1894, Parker Gillmore
Subjects: Reptiles; Birds
Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/reptilesbirds00figu/reptilesbirds00figu#page/n420/mode/1up
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reptiles_and_birds_-_a_popular_account_of_their_various_orders,_with_a_description_of_the_habits_and_economy_of_the_most_interesting_(1883)_(14772262903).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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