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The argus pheasants, of southeastern Asia, carry long feathers covered with “eyes.” Two distinct types are known: the crested argus, or ocellated pheasants ( Rheinardia), and the great argus ( Argusianus). The great argus of Malaya, Sumatra, and Borneo ( A. argus) can attain a length of 2 m (6.5 feet). During display the large “eyes” seem to revolve as...
...(about 1.5 ounces) in weight. The heaviest galliform is the common, or wild, turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo), wild specimens of which may weigh up to 11 kg (about 24 pounds); the longest is the argus pheasant ( Argusianus argus), the male of which reaches 2 metres (79 inches) in breeding plumage, including wing and tail feathers, whose length exceeds one metre.