Payan, Mr., on the proportion of the sexes in sheep.
Peacock, polygamous; sexual characters of; pugnacity of the; Javan,
possessing spurs; rattling of the quills by; elongated tail-coverts of
the; love of display of the; ocellated spots of the; inconvenience of
long tail of the, to the female; continued increase of beauty of the.
Peacock-butterfly.
Peafowl, preference of females for a particular male; first advances
made by the female.
Pediculi of domestic animals and man.
Pedigree of man.
Pedionomus torquatus, sexes of.
Peel, J., on horned sheep.
Peewit, wing-tubercles of the male.
Pelagic animals, transparency of.
Pelecanus erythrorhynchus, horny crest on the beak of the male, during
the breeding season.
Pelecanus onocrotalus, spring plumage of.
Pelele, an African ornament.
Pelican, blind, fed by his companions; young, guided by old birds;
pugnacity of the male.
Pelicans, fishing in concert.
Pelobius Hermanni, stridulation of.
Pelvis, alteration of, to suit the erect attitude of man; differences
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