Peacock
The term of Paon indicates several birds of the family of Phasianidés:
- blue Peacock - Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 -
- Peacock spicifère - Pavo muticus Linnaeus, 1766 -
- Peacock of Congo - Afropavo congensis Chapin, 1936 -
They carry on the head a brush in crown and the plumage of the tail of the male can be drawn up in wheel. The Plume S of the tail has “eyes”, called ocelles. Certain races of Pigeon biset having been selected to resemble to them are called " pigeon paon". Certain fish species Combatant S, within sight of their fins are also called “Peacock of sea”. Several species of butterfly also.
The female of the peacock is called paonne.
Cultural references
- According to the Greek Mythology, the “visible Yeux” on the tail of the peacock was placed there by Héra to commemorate its faithful guard, Argos, which had hundred eyes (Ovide I, 625).
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In the two poems epic of Kalidasa ( Meghaduta and Kumarasambhava ), the beauty of the peacock was used as a flowered literary tool.
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Several expressions of the French language use the " term; paon" : for example " to make the paon" mean " to emphasize itself in a way ostentatoire".
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the flag of the National league for the Burmese democracy of Aung San Suu Kyi is of color red with a white star and a yellow peacock.
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