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great argus pheasant (Argusianus argus)
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Bulletin de la Société nationale d'acclimatation de France (1887) (20434230985).jpg
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great argus pheasant (Argusianus argus)


Argus géant (Argus giganteus Temminck)

Title: Bulletin de la Société nationale d'acclimatation de France
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Société nationale d'acclimatation de France
Subjects: Zoology
Date 1887
Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/bulletindelasoci044soci/#page/n698/mode/1up
Author Société nationale d'acclimatation de France
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bulletin_de_la_Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_nationale_d%27acclimatation_de_France_(1887)_(20434230985).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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