March 20, 1770

Posted by sydney on Mar 20th, 1770

Swan-goose, anser cygeus guineensis, sits.  The peacock, pavo, asserts his gallantry when the hens appear:  “… whose gay train/Adorns him color’d with the florid hue/Of rainbows, & starry eyes. — Milton

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