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  2. Palawan peacock-pheasant - Wikipedia

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    Palawan peacock-pheasant. The Palawan peacock-pheasant ( Polyplectron napoleonis) is a medium-sized (up to 50 cm long) bird in the family Phasianidae endemic to the island of Palawan in the Philippines. It is known as tandikan in the some local Palawano ( peras in Southwest Palawano), Tagbanwa, and Batak languages of Palawan. [4]

  3. Peafowl - Wikipedia

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    A peacock spreading his tail, displaying his plumagePeahen. Peafowlis a common name for two bird species of the genus Pavoand one species of the closely related genus Afropavowithin the tribe Pavoniniof the family Phasianidae(the pheasants and their allies). Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens.

  4. Indian peafowl - Wikipedia

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    The Indian peafowl ( Pavo cristatus ), also known as the common peafowl or blue peafowl, is a peafowl species native to the Indian subcontinent. It has been introduced to many other countries. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens, although both sexes are often referred to colloquially as a ...

  5. Tawûsî Melek - Wikipedia

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    The radiating feathers of the peacock’s tail, revealed when it unfurls them in circular display, are held to symbolise the rays of the sun, bestowing their life-giving light each day at dawn. [13] It is therefore considered a sacred bird, which Yazidis are expressly forbidden to hunt, eat, curse or ill-treat in any way.

  6. Mexican featherwork - Wikipedia

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    Mexican featherwork, also called "plumería", was an important artistic and decorative technique in the pre-Hispanic and colonial periods in what is now Mexico. Although feathers have been prized and feather works created in other parts of the world, those done by the amanteca or feather work specialists impressed Spanish conquerors, leading to ...

  7. Fly tying - Wikipedia

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    Peacock and ostrich feathers, called herl, are also used in fly thing. The soft, oily feathers from the back of a duck, called Cul de canard (CDC), are very buoyant and often used in dry flies. Beads: Beads are used as a head for weight in wet fly patterns. They have a hole drilled through the center of the bead and are applied onto the hook ...

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