| 单词 | peafowl |
| 例句 | I looked up as I ran under some trees, otherwise peafowl might excrete on me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Molly Lewis lives at the top of a steep hill in East Los Angeles, where a group of feral peafowl roam idly around, as if they own the place. Whistling as an Art Almost Died Off. Can Molly Lewis Keep It Alive? 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z South Pasadena voted to remove all peafowl from city limits as the population of the exotic bird has skyrocketed. Temple City parrot poacher eludes authorities, enrages bird lovers 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z In the affluent village of Pinecrest, the peafowl found larger lots with plenty of greenery that were far more to their liking. An Overrun Miami Suburb Will Snip Its Peacocks (and Not in the Feathers) 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Nearly 100 peafowl walk freely around the zoo’s grounds. Peacock in a tree after fleeing Bronx Zoo, attacking man 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The bird was one of 47 peafowl he plucked during a three-week span in a neighborhood where the population numbers over 100. They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z The county's 2001 peafowl ordinance was adopted following a petition drive to save a flock of peacocks in south Miami-Dade, forbidding their killing or capture. Miami to tackle its peacock problem with plans for humane removal 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z The county’s 2001 peafowl ordinance was adopted following a petition drive to save a flock of peacocks in south Miami-Dade, forbidding their killing or capture. Miami agrees to do something about its peacock problem 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Instead, the county will contract with wildlife expert Mike Maxcy, who worked at the Los Angeles Zoo for 33 years and has relocated peafowl to ranches and resorts since 1999. It is now a crime to feed peacocks in unincorporated L.A. County, some cities 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z At least twice, the county has auctioned off the birds, including in 1960 when the arboretum sold about 150 peafowl. L.A. County ready to flip peacocks the bird 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z La Cañada Flintridge limits its population to nine peafowl, and removes any additional birds. They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Commissioners finally agreed 5-4 to water down the law, allowing cities to opt out after submitting peafowl "mitigation" plans. Miami to tackle its peacock problem with plans for humane removal 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Commissioners finally agreed 5-4 to water down the law, allowing cities to opt out after submitting peafowl “mitigation” plans. Miami agrees to do something about its peacock problem 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Near the county arboretum in Arcadia, ostentations — the term for groups of peafowl — have been spotted chasing coyotes. It is now a crime to feed peacocks in unincorporated L.A. County, some cities 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z A few years ago, she noticed a peacock — she named him George — that was hobbling, abandoned by other peafowl. L.A. County ready to flip peacocks the bird 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Pasadena Humane Communications Manager Kevin McManus couldn’t offer a reason for their growth, but noted the abundance of pine trees, where peacocks roost, and lack of predators made Monterey Hills attractive for peafowl. They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Together they nurture peafowl, write books, hatch eggs and assist the public with peacock problems. The very British story of Kevin, the pandemic peacock 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z The streaming service announced itself to the world with the help of a 15,000-pound topiary peafowl sculpture that towered over throngs of Midtown tourists for much of the day. Peacock, NBC’s Streaming Service, Will Have a Free Option and ‘The Office’ 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z It was estimated it had been about 30 years since the last peafowl resided at the park, which the Hardens left to the people of New Milford upon Frank’s death in 1965. New Milford welcomes peacocks back to Harrybrooke Park 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Local officials and residents have taken a number of approaches over the years to get peafowl prides under control. L.A. County ready to flip peacocks the bird 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Walks for the former physical education instructor, bearer of two knee replacement surgeries, included hobbling around dozens of white and black peafowl feces clumps in his walkway and along adjacent city streets. They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z According to peafowl expert and former teacher Dennis Fett, also known as “Mr. Peacock,” introducing a peahen may not be easy. The very British story of Kevin, the pandemic peacock 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z The storm also killed two roaming peafowls, a peacock, a rare vulture and a duck. Colorado zoo reopens 5 days after big hailstorm 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z For many guests, the return of the peafowl stirred up memories of their childhood, as the birds were one of the main attractions for park-goers decades ago. New Milford welcomes peacocks back to Harrybrooke Park 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Ever since Baldwin brought the peafowl over, “they have been a source of pride for us.” L.A. County ready to flip peacocks the bird 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z So, I’m writing a story about peafowl in South Pasadena and…I think they know. They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z The Australian capital is proposing a new law to deal with its increasingly problematic feral peafowl population, it's reported. Aussies split over plans to trap peacocks 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z The newest additions to the sanctuary are a family of peafowl — three females and a male — who were rescued from a roadside zoo; and Gavin, a young black pig. Sanctuary for neglected and abused farm animals to move 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Several local businesses have donated supplies for the peafowls’ return. New Milford welcomes peacocks back to Harrybrooke Park 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z “In the absence of written documentation, best guess from this historian is that Lucky didn’t look as far as India for his peafowl purchase,” Snider said. L.A. County ready to flip peacocks the bird 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Kim, who moved from Silver Lake six years ago, told The Times she “wouldn’t have bought a home in South Pasadena had I been told about the peafowl situation.” They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Over the years nonnative visitors have included the mourning gecko, domestic ducks, cattle egrets, parakeets, peafowls and grackles. Could Genetic Engineering Save the Galápagos? 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z While peafowl are a common site in Arcadia — the bird is emblazoned on the city seal and the creatures roam freely through the city — Ghanim and other locals can’t stop talking about the boozy peahen. Fowl act: Peahen goes on a rampage inside Arcadia liquor store 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Some people love the peafowl and feed them - which also stretches some neighbors’ nerves to the breaking point. Smelly, aggressive and destructive, peacocks foul one city 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z As water flooded into their birds’ cage, his father told Valenzuela and his brother to release the 50 peafowl still alive. L.A. County ready to flip peacocks the bird 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z “Seeing the peafowl and their babies makes me feel happy and ready for the day,” she wrote. They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z And once the peafowl are caught, there remains the question of what to do with them. Pesky peacocks pose problems for Newton's neighbors in Vegas 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z On Monday, the 21-year-old was working at his uncle’s Arcadia liquor store when a female peafowl, or peahen, strolled through the open front door and startled a customer. Fowl act: Peahen goes on a rampage inside Arcadia liquor store 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Hundreds of deer, boar and cows roamed the outer scrub, along with gangs of civet cats, ponies and peafowl. Getting to the Truth Behind Thailand's Infamous Tiger Temple 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z In East Pasadena, one resident even tried to hire a trapper to capture and relocate peafowl from the neighborhood. L.A. County ready to flip peacocks the bird 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z In a phone interview, the 10-year-old said she’ll see two to three peafowls on a typical walk to school and believes they make South Pasadena special. They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Brown said peafowl were already at the ranch when Newton bought the property in the ’60s. Pesky peacocks pose problems for Newton's neighbors in Vegas 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z They are no longer taking peafowl orders this season. Iowa farmers find niche in exotic birds 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z Maldon District Council issued a community protection warning stating Frances White must stop her peafowl straying from her land. Mayland woman warned over 'intimidating' peacocks - BBC News 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z “I’ve been doing this as a side job for over 20 years, and I’ve never seen such a polarizing topic or discussion as the peafowl.” L.A. County ready to flip peacocks the bird 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z The peafowl are also “prolific jaywalkers” that cause “traffic jams” during the morning rush hour, said Narro, whose school considered changing its mascot from Roadrunners to Peacocks five years ago. They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z The exact number of wild peafowl roaming the area around the ranch is unknown. Pesky peacocks pose problems for Newton's neighbors in Vegas 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z About a third of their peafowl eggs come from Fett and Buck’s farm. Iowa farmers find niche in exotic birds 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z In 2010, the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden reduced its peafowl population from 40 to six. Why zoos are purging themselves of peacocks 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z She said that the cities of Pasadena and Arcadia already prohibit feeding peafowl in their municipal codes, and that it’s time for the county to follow suit. L.A. County ready to flip peacocks the bird 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z “I sympathize with those who see peafowl as a nuisance,” she said, “but I also empathize with our neighbors and children who would be saddened with their removal.” They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z The peahen lives on Hidden View farm, a 100-acre garden and preserve, with three other peafowl. Annapolis peahen that eluded capture returns home on her own 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z In addition to peafowl’s beauty, people buy both types of birds as a natural control for ticks and other insects, rodents and snakes. Iowa farmers find niche in exotic birds 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z In recent years, a wave of zoos have purged themselves of peafowl while others have substantially reduced their flocks. Why zoos are purging themselves of peacocks 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z At some point, Baldwin added peafowl to his collection. L.A. County ready to flip peacocks the bird 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Two months after the public forum, the fate of Monterey Hills’ peafowls was sealed. They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Police Colonel Ek Ekasart said police found 14 albino lions from Africa and hundreds of birds, meerkats, tortoises, peafowls, capuchin monkeys and other species from overseas and Thailand. Man jailed for keeping rare lions, other animals 2013-06-12T22:18:08Z But there’s another peafowl: the Green peacock P. muticus, also sometimes called the Burmese peacock. The other peacock 2013-01-17T14:15:00.237Z The last time the Association of Zoos and Aquariums conducted a census of the Indian blue peafowl, arguably the most popular peacock, there were 1,103 in 113 facilities accredited by the AZA. Why zoos are purging themselves of peacocks 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Still, there’s no record of Baldwin’s peafowl purchase. L.A. County ready to flip peacocks the bird 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z “Residents are losing their patience with each other and those who continue to feed the wild peafowl,” Primuth said. They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z The school has an agricultural program and many animals on its campus, including, as it turns out, two peafowls. A Mystery Peacock Wanders Queens 2012-08-22T01:22:27Z In my opinion, this bird is the peafowl of this country, and not a pheasant. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z Honestly, blue peafowl numbers are not really tracked that well,” Vernon said in an e-mail. Why zoos are purging themselves of peacocks 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Having represented a strawberry-bed in a court-yard, the peafowl were so deceived by its resemblance, that they pecked at the wall until the painting was destroyed. The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. IV (of 6) from the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century 2012-02-25T03:00:10.400Z Where South Pasadena differs from other localities is its goal of eliminating, rather than reducing the peafowl population, through “trapping and humane relocation.” They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z A Peacock Wanders Queens, Undeterred and Unclaimed Escaped peafowl tend to enrapture even the most blasé of New Yorkers. A Mystery Peacock Wanders Queens 2012-08-22T01:22:27Z They were often tempted to get down and spend a few hours shooting, for they came to places where feathered game of many kinds abounded, especially duck and peafowl. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z Sir R. Heron states that with peafowl, the 121first advances are always made by the female; something of the same kind takes place, according to Audubon, with the older females of the wild turkey. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z “We will keep our tradition of free-roaming peafowl at the Bronx Zoo,” he said in the statement. City Room: Escaped Peahen Is Returned to Zoo 2011-05-11T16:26:12Z Inside each trap, peanut butter and corn are placed along with water to entice the peafowl. They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Eyespots seemed a good predictor of a male’s chances of success in past studies of peafowl in England. The Eyespots Have it After All 2011-04-26T16:06:00Z The master of ceremonies did allow them one day, however, among the peafowl. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z Then she threw up her neck and cried lamentably with her peafowl's voice, wishing that the Prince would wake up and see her, and so escape. Moonshine & Clover 2011-01-06T03:00:46.940Z They include the domestic fowl, which has been derived from the wild jungle fowl of India, and other fowl, such as the peafowl. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z Normally the 53-year-old content executive spots multiple peafowl on rounds near his home. They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z “But, my dear, sir,” I said, “I don’t keep turkeys or peafowl.” Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z Here were pigeons by the dozen, and peafowls and jungle-fowls, to shoot which they had threaded the dark mazes of the forest. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z And there would be the swans, the ducks and chickens, the peafowl and the fish. The Valiants of Virginia Its prey is said to consist largely of gazelles, small deer, hares and peafowl and other birds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" The peafowl’s removal, despite a six-month vetting process, has split South Pasadena. They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z How should you like me to come into your yard, or field, or garden, and shoot or suffocate or wire your turkeys or peafowl?” Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z The most striking creatures on the estate—and well they know it—are the white peafowl. The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 I’ve seen a lot of good men—I’m not exactly a peafowl myself—but this young dog’s better’n any man I ever stood up to; he’s got more guts.” Mountain Blood A Novel A brilliant peacock appeared, picking his way towards them, followed by a covey of imbecile peafowl. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories A few blocks from Castellanos, 70-year-old Ron Reyes finished washing his home’s outdoor wheelchair ramp, hit with six peafowl feces spots, for the third time this week. They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Of these perhaps the longest in domestication is the peafowl. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization The Chinese rear ducks; the tame fowl abounds; but the turkey, goose, and peafowl are seldom met with. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy “We are the only savages out here who kill peafowl.” Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East Mr. Reese had a big flock of peafowls dat had belonged to Mr. Scott and I had to take care of dem. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives The park is the mecca for San Gabriel Valley peafowl and boasts a population of at least 100 birds. They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z And a great band, swung into the measures by a firm-bellied kapellmeister as gorgeous in his pounds of gold braid as a peafowl, sets sail into "Parsifal" against a spray of salivary brass. Europe After 8:15 On the stroke of midnight there was a whirr of wings and nine beautiful peafowl came flying down from the sky. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales They kept the peafowls for good luck, young mistress. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 Whitefolks, I would have to tromp seven miles to Mr. Scott's house two or three times a week to bring back some old peafowl dat had got out and gone back to de old place! Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives Gonzalez, who has removed peafowl from various Los Angeles County communities, including Altadena, said he’s never seen as dense a flock in as small an area. They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z When it was goin' to rain them old peafowls set up a big holler. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 Then the maiden lifted her arms above her head, changed into a peafowl, and with the other eight flew off into the morning sky. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales With dancing feet glad peafowl greet Bright flash and rumbling cloud; Down channels steep red torrents sweep; The frogs give welcome loud; * * * * * No stars in skies, but lantern-flies Seem stars that float to earth. A Bird Calendar for Northern India This bowl served for about fifteen children, and often the dogs and the ducks and the peafowl had a dip in it. Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days Pasadena Humane conducted a three-day census in September that found that the peafowl population rocketed to 102, up from 36 the year prior. They’re loud, they’re proud — these peacocks are getting the boot 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z I never knew rain to fail after them peafowls started their racket. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 The next night the Prince again slept under the apple-tree and awoke just before midnight to hear the whirr of wings and see the nine peafowl come flying down from the sky. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales A few belated peafowl may still be found with eggs, but these are exceptions. A Bird Calendar for Northern India You doubtless have seen and heard peafowls often enough to understand the comparison. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) The villages in these parts are literally crowded with peafowl. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official Removes:—3 roast turkeys, 1 leveret, 3 pheasants, 2 geese, 2 dishes of partridges, 1 dish of wild fowl, 2 peafowls. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 13, 1841 She jumped up, lifted her arms above her head, changed into a peafowl, and without another word flew off with the other eight and vanished in the sky. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales The peafowl and sarus cranes are indulging in the pleasures of courtship. A Bird Calendar for Northern India Us childen would kill a peafowl and they let us eat em. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 The G�nd also raises pumpkins and beans; and this vegetable diet he supplements with game ensnared in the dhyas, to which peafowl, partridges, hares and the like resort. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 098, February, 1876 The purple peafowl, wholly overmastered By the red morning, droop with weary cries; No stroke they make to slay that gliding snake Who creeps for shelter underneath the eyes Of their spread jewelries! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 Then to-morrow morning when you go down to the lake with him to see the nine peafowl slip it out and blow it on the back of his neck. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales The etymology of the name Mayiláppúr, popular among the native Christians, is "Peacock-Town," and the peafowl are prominent in the old legend of St. Thomas. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 They had a few turkeys and peafowls all the time. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 In India it is a universal belief among sportsmen that wherever peafowls are common, there tiger will be found. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China Old mistress had two peafowls roosted in the Colonial poplar trees. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 The next morning down at the lake just as the nine peafowl came flying into sight he crept up behind the Prince and blew the bellows on the back of his neck. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales I went to another part of the garden where there were tame deer, and a "golden bear" in a cage, and peafowl in an aviary, and an ape. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints As we went along the river bank, frequently having to force our way through thick jungle, we started 'no end' of peafowl, and getting down we soon added a couple to the bag. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter The Chinese believe that the flesh of the peafowl is poison and our servants were horrified when they learned that we intended to eat it. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China This place literally swarmed with peafowl, partridges, and deer. The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon Ah!" he cried, "how could I have fallen asleep just when the peafowl appeared? The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales Here, then, we have seven well authenticated cases in Great Britain of japanned birds, having suddenly appeared within recent times in flocks of the common peafowl. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 My syce and pony would then walk slowly by the edges of the fields, and when the syce saw a peafowl ahead, making for the jungle, he would shout and try to make it rise. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Sir R. Heron states that with peafowl, the first advances are always made by the female; something of the same kind takes place, according to Audubon, with the older females of the wild turkey. The Descent of Man There are few better birds than a Ceylon peafowl, if kept for two days and then washed in vinegar: they combine the flavour of the turkey and the pheasant. The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon The next day as the Prince waited for the appearance of the nine peafowl he galloped madly along the shore of the lake hoping in this way to ward off the strange sleep. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales Then there were shiny peafowls screeching clarion calls from the trees overhead, and flocks of singing blackbirds, and pigeons hovering over and alighting upon the house. Heritage of the Desert Unless hard hit peafowl will often get away; they run with amazing swiftness, and in the heart of the jungle it is almost impossible to make them rise. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Heron, Sir R., on the habits of peafowl. The Descent of Man I presently got a shot at a peafowl, and killed her with my rifle. The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon So again he slept soundly while the ninth peafowl fluttered about his head and tried vainly to arouse him. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales The Prince and his man wandered hither and thither over the world inquiring everywhere for news of nine peafowl one of whom was a lovely maiden. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales The young of deer and pig, too, fall victims, and when nothing else can be had, peafowl have been known to furnish them a meal. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Nine peafowl," she repeated, "and one of them a lovely maiden! The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales This plain was covered with wild indigo, and abounded with peafowl. The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon Never again would she be changed into a peafowl at the whim of a wicked dragon, never again be separated from her loved one. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales You must mean the nine sisters, the enchanted princesses, who fly about as peafowl. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales Next came a fox, slouching warily and cautiously along; then a couple of lean, hungry-looking jackals; next a sharp patter on the crisp dry leaves, and several peafowl with resplendent plumage ran rapidly past. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter The treacherous serving man again blew the bellows on the back of the Prince's neck and instantly the Prince sank into a deep sleep from which the ninth peafowl was unable to arouse him. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales The peafowl were no sooner gone than the Prince rubbed his eyes and looked about. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales The peafowl in the tree were about to eat the last of them. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales Everywhere he went he made inquiries about the nine enchanted peafowl and everywhere people shook their heads and said they had never heard of them. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales Quail, partridge, and plover rose from the ground in coveys, as my horse cantered through; and an occasional peafowl or florican scudded across the track as I ambled onward. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter |
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