what type of peacock is found in india
Peafowl


. NBC's first colour broadcasts showed only a still frame of the colourful peacock. The emblem made its first on-air appearance on 22 May 1956. India adopted the peacock as its national bird in 1963 and it is part of the National symbols of India. The current peacock logo, which has six feathers, debuted in 1986. During the Medieval period, various types of fowl were consumed as food, with the poorer populations (such as serfs) consuming more common birds, such as chicken. However, the
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Indian peafowl


the peacock represents wisdom. Peacock feathers are used in many rituals and ornamentation. Peacock motifs are widespread in Indian temple architecture, old coinage, textiles and continue to be used in many modern items of art and utility. A folk belief found in many parts of India is that the peacock does not copulate with the peahen but that she is impregnated by other means. The stories vary and include the idea that the peacock looks at its ugly feet and cries whereupon the tears are fed on by the peahen causing it to be
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Anartia amathea


Anartia amathea, the brown peacock or scarlet peacock, is a species of nymphalid butterfly, found primarily in South America. This butterfly is very similar to the banded peacock or Anartia fatima, which primarily exists north of the range of Anartia amathea. The type locality is probably Suriname, and the species is found from Panama to Argentina; Grenada, Barbados and Antigua. It is reported as common in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, the Brazilian highlands, the eastern Amazon, the Guianas, Venezuela, and Panama, as well
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Darryl Braxton


Abberton and his gang, known as the Bra Boys, were the inspiration for The River Boys. Steve Peacocke was cast as eldest Braxton brother, Darryl. He heard about the role from his agent and he was initially unsure he would suit the part as he is from the country. Once Peacocke understood what type of person Darryl was, he believed he could offer something to the role. Peacocke said the audition process was "a lot of fun" and during a call back, he got to work with Esther Anderson
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The Peacock and Gamble Podcast


simply type non-sequiturs into Google and report back if he found any relevant results. This method did however often result in stories that were actually true, such as the one about a baby being born on a train in India and falling onto the tracks through the toilet. The presenters have claimed that Ed's Amazing Births is one of the most complained-about features, following an episode where Gamble failed to thoroughly research a story, which he read out without realising that the story was remorselessly tragic, if not harrowing
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Spiny eel


. The Middle East, Southeast Asia and Africa. In Africa alone there are 43 species known from two genera: Aethiomastacembelus, with 19 known species, and Afromastacembelus, with 24 known species. Spiny Eels from Sri Lanka, China, Southeast Asia and India are also from two genera: Macrognathus and Mastacembelus. The most commonly found Spiny eels in the Aquarium trade are the Macrognathus and Mastacembelus from Sri Lanka, China, Southeast Asia and India. These include such eels as the Peacock and Striped Peacock, the Tire Track and
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Coinage of India


-Samudragupta, the real founder of the Gupta Empire had coinage made of gold only. There were seven different varieties of coins that appeared during his reign. Out of them the archer type is the most common and characteristic type of the Gupta dynasty coins, which were struck by at least eight succeeding kings and was a standard type in the kingdom. The silver coinage of Guptas starts with the overthrow of the Western Satraps by Chandragupta II. Kumaragupta and Skandagupta continued with the old type of coins (the Garuda and the Peacock
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Fadel Al Mheiri


India. Al Mheiri founded his own production company, Tent Pictures Productions, in 2013. His feature film, "Abood Kandaishan", was filmed guerrilla-style with a small budget that was raised mostly from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. Al Mheiri created "Abood Kandaishan" to show what life is like in Emirati homes. The film premiered at the Dubai International Film Festival in December 2014. Al Mheiri wrote the book, "Kingdom of Peacocks – Mists of Time", the first of a trilogy, which
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Edward Gryffydh Peacock


Edward Gryffydh Peacock (30 July 1825 – 4 January 1867) was an English official of the East India Company, publisher, writer and rower who won the Wingfield Sculls and Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta. Peacock was the son of the poet Thomas Love Peacock and his wife Jane Gryffydh. In 1841 he was appointed midshipman in the Indian Navy. He arrived in India in October 1841 but returned to England for medical reasons in April 1842. In 1844 he became a clerk in the examiners office at East India House
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List of butterflies of India (Papilionidae)


This is a list of the butterflies of family Papilionidae, or the swallowtails, which are found in India. This family of large and beautiful butterflies is well represented with about 84 species found within Indian borders, the exact number depending on the taxonomy followed. Two of the three papilionid subfamilies are represented in India, namely, the Parnassiinae or Apollos, with 14 species, and the Papilioninae or swallowtails, with 70 species. Indian swallowtails are found almost everywhere in the country. The Malabar banded peacock ("Papilio buddha"
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Peacock dance


The peacock dance or peafowl dance is a traditional Asian folk dance that describes the beauty and the movement of peacock. There are several peacock dance traditions developed in Asia, among others are peacock dances of Myanmar, and in the western and northern parts of Cambodia, West Java in Indonesia, also peacock dances of Indian subcontinent in Southern India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. The mayilattam (Tamil:மயிலாட்டம்), also known as peacock dance, is performed by girls dressed as peacocks during the harvest festival of Thai Pongal in
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Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary


"The peacock sanctuary in Bankapur" is the only "second sanctuary" in the country that is exclusively engaged in the conservation and breeding of peacocks. Understanding the great presence of peacocks in the region, "the Government of India declared Bankapura as a peacock sanctuary on June 9, 2006". Any visitor to this sanctuary will not return without seeing a flock of peacock, our national bird, happily dancing in the sprawling sanctuary, without a care in the world. This sanctuary is situated on "139 acres of land
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Californian turkey


bones are found in remnants of their early camps. This species was originally described as a type of peacock, by Miller in 1909, and placed in the genus "Pavo" with that bird. Years later he reclassified it as an intermediate between the peacock and the ocellated turkey. But it eventually was seen as a close relative of modern living turkeys. "The unquestionable geographic range of M. californica extended from Orange County in the south (Imperial Highway), through Los Angeles County (Rancho La Brea and probable also Workman
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Barrow Peacock


the Senate Retirement Committee. Conservative radio talk show host Moon Griffon of Lafayette has frequently ridiculed Peacock on Griffon's program because of Peacock's since close ties to Alario. Griffon mimics a bird to show what he considers Peacock's subservience to Alario. Moreover, Griffon is critical of all of the Republican state senators for what he considers their lack of legislative independence and willingness to approve higher taxes. However, Griffon noted thereafter that Peacock was one of only two state senators to oppose a budget change in 2017 requested by Democratic Governor
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Peafowl


as well in his edicts. The peacocks significance of elegance and royalty pertained in India during medieval times, as it was the Mughal seat of power called the Peacock Throne. The peacock is represented in both the Burmese and Sinhalese zodiacs. To the Sinhalese people, the peacock is the third animal of the zodiac of Sri Lanka. Peacocks (often a symbol of pride and vanity) were believed to deliberately consume poisonous substances in order to become immune to them, as well as to make the colours of their resplendent plumage all
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George Peacock


formula_4, formula_26, formula_37 are to be found by interpretation. Suppose that formula_4 takes the form of the incommensurate quantity formula_79, the base of the natural system of logarithms. A number is a degraded form of a complex quantity formula_80 and a complex quantity is a degraded form of a quaternion; consequently one meaning which may be assigned to formula_26 and formula_37 is that of quaternion. Peacock's principle would lead us to suppose that formula_83, formula_26 and formula_37 denoting quaternions; but that is just what W.R. Hamilton, the inventor of
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, the Burma Railways acquired another locomotive from Beyer, Peacock in 1927, classifying it GA.II. In that same year, another four of class GA.III were placed in service, also from Beyer, Peacock. In 1929, Krupp of Essen in Germany delivered eight more, designated Class GA.IV. The Bengal Nagpur Railway in India used two of the class HSG, built by Beyer, Peacock in 1925. Ten examples were purchased by the British War Department in 1943 and used on the Bengal Assam Railway in India as their Class MWGX
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Thomas Love Peacock


Thomas Love Peacock (18 October 1785 – 23 January 1866) was an English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company. He was a close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley and they influenced each other's work. Peacock wrote satirical novels, each with the same basic setting: characters at a table discussing and criticising the philosophical opinions of the day. Peacock was born in Weymouth, Dorset, the son of Samuel Peacock and his wife Sarah Love, daughter of Thomas Love, a retired master of a man
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Double Peacock Dinner Service


The Double Peacock Service is a royal dining service made of fine quality hard-paste porcelain. Produced on demand in China in the 18th century, it was brought to Europe and sold by the East India Company. Technically, it is very characteristic of the Chinese Export Porcelain dinner services made in China to be used in Europe. Estimates say that about twenty thousand pieces of the currently called "Peacock Service" (also known as "Double Peacock Service" or "Two Peacocks Service") between 1750 and 1795 have been
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John Thomas Peacock


what was to become Browns Road, he moved into the neighbourhood of Peacock and Garrick. Peacock's wife died suddenly and unexpectedly on 19 August 1894 at their residence, aged 59. Two days earlier, the Peacocks had celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. On 30 December 1895, Peacock married again – his adopted daughter Janey. Whilst this was lawful, it was outside of the social norms. The Peacocks were active in the Wesleyan Church. Peacock died on 20 October 1905 at his residence Hawkesbury. He was survived by his
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George Peacock


university reform commission. He died in Ely on 8 November 1858 in the 68th year of his age and was buried in Ely cemetery. He had married Frances Elizabeth, the daughter of William Selwyn, but had no children. Peacock's main contribution to mathematical analysis is his attempt to place algebra on a strictly logical basis. He founded what has been called the philological or symbolical school of mathematicians; to which Gregory, De Morgan and Boole belonged. His answer to Maseres and Frend was that the science of algebra consisted of
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Thomas Love Peacock


1837, "Headlong Hall", "Nightmare Abbey", "Maid Marian", and "Crotchet Castle" appeared together as vol. 57 of "Bentley's Standard Novels". During 1839 and 1840 Peacock superintended the construction of iron steamers which rounded the Cape, and took part in the Chinese war. Peacock's occupation was principally with finance, commerce, and public works. He wrote a poem on "A Day at the India Office": In about 1852 towards the end of Peacock's service in the
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Ponsonby Peacocke


idolised and matchless husband, married 11 June 1808. Louisa Peacocke" Their eldest child, Stephen Ponsonby Peacocke Jr., the artist, was born in 1813. He was known by his middle name. Their second son, Eliott Tottenham Peacocke, was at Tonbridge School 1832-33, joined the 1st Bombay Native Infantry in 1837, was promoted to Captain in the 1st Grenadiers Regiment in India in 1847 as Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General of the Army, and died in Bombay aged 38 on 13 July 1854. There was/is
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the more vibrant – seeing as so many poisonous flora and fauna are so colourful due to aposematism, this idea appears to have merit. The Buddhist deity Mahamayuri is depicted seated on a peacock. Peacocks are seen supporting the throne of Amitabha, the ruby red sunset coloured archetypal Buddha of Infinite Light. In Persia and Babylonia, the peacock is seen as a guardian to royalty and is often engraved upon royal thrones. Nonetheless, using the peacock as the symbol of royalty has an old and distinguished pedigree in India too. Melek
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Barnes Peacock


Sir Barnes Peacock (18103 December 1890) was an English judge. He was the first Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court in India. Peacock was the son of Lewis Peacock, a solicitor. After practising as a special pleader, he was called to the bar in 1836 by the Inner Temple, and joined the Home Circuit. In 1844 he obtained great reputation by pointing out the flaw which invalidated the conviction of Daniel O'Connell and his fellow defendants. He took silk in 1850, and was elected a bencher of the
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List of Deadman Wonderland characters


"Carnival Corpse" duels. She is often found around Minatsuki, Itadaki "Masu" Kazuya, and Hitara. Her card is Peacock and her Branch of Sin Peacock Peak allows her to create what appear to be bramble-like constructs that can be used to trap and pierce opponents. Before being imprisoned, she was a salaryman who awoke to her Deadman powers after finding her lover with a woman, she then broke down and killed her lover with one of her thorns. She is shown as having been living as male
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Captain Peacock


most viewers asked was: in what corps was Peacock a captain? In the pilot episode Mrs. Slocombe mentions annoyance with Peacock's posh "Royal Signals Corps voice". Although Peacock later brags about being in the Royal Engineers and his experiences fighting Rommel in North Africa, Mr. Mash likes to tell the staff that Peacock served in the NAAFI instead, and probably didn't ever leave England. Although Peacock usually talks as if he were a member of an elite Commando unit, on two occasions he admits he was in the Royal
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Shalu (sari)


A Shalu is a regional variant of the sari from Banaras (Varanasi), India. It is one of many types of saris and differs in the fact that it is the end result of combing Paithani fabric and Banarasi fabric. Paithani, named after the Paithan town in Aurangabad Maharashtra, is made from very fine silk and is characterized by borders of an oblique square design, and a pallu with a Peacock design. Banarasi, also known as Banarasi Silk, is a fine variant of Silk that originates from the city of
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Kadamba dynasty


India. An inscription of c.1189 claims that Kadamba Rudra the founder of the kingdom was born in a forest of Kadamba trees. As he had "peacock feather" like reflections on his limbs, he was called Mayuravarman. From the Talagunda inscription, one more legend informs that the founding king of the dynasty, Mayurasharma was anointed by "the six-faced god of war Skanda". Historians are divided on the issue of the geographical origin of the Kadambas, whether they were of local origin or earlier immigrants from northern India
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Stones of India


. To illustrate it clearly, you can't have cobbles out of Rainbow sandstone in particular as it is usually available in the slabs form. Slate reserves in India are found in Rajasthan, Behror, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. Deposits in Rajasthan are spread over the districts of Alwar, Ajmer, Bharatpur, Tonk, Sawai Madhopur, Pali, Udaipur, Churu, and Chittorgarh. Few important names in slate are Jak Black, Silver Shine, Silver grey, Panther, Deoli Green, Peacock
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Gandaki River


wild dog, wild boar, bison, bear, peacock, partridge, hornbill, hill mynah, woolly-necked stork, python, crocodile, deer, sambar, blue bull, barking deer, hog deer. As per the Botanical Survey of India report of 1998 there are seven types of vegetation consisting of seven classes of forests; home to 84 species of trees (subtropical trees such as sal, sagwan, bamboo, and cane), 32 shrubs and climbers and 81 herbs and grasses. The ancient Valmiki Ashram (
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Gondal, India


Orchard Palace was converted into a seven-room heritage hotel decorated with 1930s–1940s art deco furniture, antiques and handicrafts. The garden contains many types of birds, including a large population of peacocks. The Room of Miniatures is a sitting room with a collection of miniature paintings, brass, and furniture. One of the highlights of the palace is the Rail Saloon of the royal family of Gondal which has been converted into a suite with a drawing room, dining room and bedroom. The royal garages have an extensive collection of vintage
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Vithe


Vithe is a village in akole Tahshil of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra state of India. Vithe is the village on the bank of Pravara river. Vithe is also rich with natural resources. The forest in village is very much famous for variety of wild life. Peacock, Tiger, Lizard, Monkey and many more type of animals and birds are main attraction of forests in Vithe. These forests is under control of Government of Maharashtra. In Vithe the Government of Maharashtra has provided on Primary Health Center (i.e. Government Hospital) with
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DHR D Class


The DHR D Class was a gauge Garratt-type articulated steam locomotive used on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) in West Bengal, India. The sole member of the class was built by Beyer, Peacock and Company in 1910, and entered service the following year, as no. 31 in the DHR fleet. Its basic dimensions were designed to be roughly equivalent to those of two of the DHR's existing B Class engines, with the intention that it would produce approximately double the power of those engines. However,
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Midnight Peacocks


Midnight Peacocks () is an Israeli alternative power trio band formed from the ashes of the "Plastic Peacocks" in 2004. Their musical style is a combination of Arabic elements, cabaret elements and hardcore elements and, occasionally, what is called "Circus-Core". To date, the band has released two studio albums on the indie record label "Earsay". Midnight Peacocks has provided opening acts in Israel for Firewater, Mike Patton and Dub Trio. Soon after the Plastic Peacocks broke up, two of the former
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Thomas Love Peacock


had sent "The Genius of the Thames" to Shelley, and in the "Shelley Memorials", pp. 38–40, is a letter from the poet dated 18 August 1812, extolling the poetical merits of the performance and with equal exaggeration censuring what he thought the author's misguided patriotism. Peacock and Shelley became friends and Peacock influenced Shelley's fortunes both before and after his death. In the winter of 1813 Peacock accompanied Shelley and his first wife Harriet to Edinburgh. Peacock was fond of Harriet, and in his old
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Satyam scandal


Satyam's auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers will be scrutinised for complicity in this scandal. SEBI, the stock market regulator, also said that, if found guilty, its license to work in India may be revoked. Satyam was the 2008 winner of the coveted Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Governance under Risk Management and Compliance Issues, which was stripped from them in the aftermath of the scandal. The New York Stock Exchange has halted trading in Satyam stock as of 7 January 2009. India's National Stock Exchange has announced that it will remove
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Lee Peacock


free transfer. Grimsby Town told fans via their official website that Peacock has signed a contract until the end of the 2010/11 season. Peacock stated that leaving Swindon Town was the hardest decision of his career however he had to move to get games. Six games into his stay at Blundell Park, Peacock was made captain of Grimsby. The club suffered relegation from the Football League in May 2010, but despite this Peacock stayed with The Mariners and was selected as the club's official club captain for what would be his first season
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Coinage of India


them and the Parthians, who occupied the neighboring territory. Maues, whose coins are found only in the Punjab, was the first king of what may be called the Azes group of princes. His silver is not plentiful; the finest type is that with a "biga" (two-horsed chariot) on the obverse, and this type belongs to a square Hemi drachm, the only square aka silver coin known. His most common copper coins, with an elephant's head on the obverse and a "Caduceus"
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Saraswati


Saraswati with other deities of India are found in old Thai "wats". Amulets with Saraswati and a peacock are also found in Thailand. Watugunung, the last day of the pawukon calendar, is devoted to Saraswati, goddess of learning. Although it is devoted to books, reading is not allowed. The fourth day of the year is called Pagerwesi, meaning "iron fence". It commemorates a battle between good and evil. Saraswati is an important goddess in Balinese Hinduism. She shares the same attributes and iconography as
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KUR EC5 class


The KUR EC5 class was a class of gauge Garratt-type articulated steam locomotives built during the latter stages of World War II by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Gorton, Manchester, England, for the War Department of the United Kingdom. The two members of the class entered service on the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR) in 1945. They were part of a batch of 20 locomotives, the rest of which were sent to either India or Burma. The following year, 1946, four locomotives from that batch were
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Anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu


the "numerical superiority of Hindi" argument: "If we had to accept the principle of numerical superiority while selecting our national bird, the choice would have fallen not on the peacock but on the common crow." As the deadline stipulated in Part XVII of the Constitution for switching to Hindi as primary official language approached, the central government stepped up its efforts to spread Hindi's official usage. In 1960, compulsory training for Hindi typing and stenography was started. The same year, India's president Rajendra Prasad acted on
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Lesser florican


related to the gender of the Latin genus has been debated and it believed that "indicus" is correct. The horizontal body carriage, size and habit of holding up their tail feathers when walking on the ground have led their local names to make associations with peacocks, with a popular name being the equivalent of "grass peacock" (such as "khar-mor", "tan-mor") in some areas. the name "Likh" is used in northwestern India and adopted by British sportsmen in India.
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Indian peafowl


, the peacock has been used in numerous iconic representations, including being designated the national bird of India in 1963. The peacock, known as "mayura" in Sanskrit, has enjoyed a fabled place in India since and is frequently depicted in temple art, mythology, poetry, folk music and traditions. A Sanskrit derivation of "mayura" is from the root "mi" for kill and said to mean "killer of snakes". Many Hindu deities are associated with the bird, Krishna is often depicted with a feather
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Indus Valley Civilisation


after its type site, Harappa, the first of its sites to be excavated early in the 20th century in what was then the Punjab province of British India and now is Pakistan. The discovery of Harappa and soon afterwards Mohenjo-Daro was the culmination of work beginning in 1861 with the founding of the Archaeological Survey of India during the British Raj. There were however earlier and later cultures often called Early Harappan and Late Harappan in the same area; for this reason, the Harappan civilisation is sometimes called the Mature Harappan to
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Pateshwar


are known to take care of the place. However the temples are not in the best of condition and most of them have overgrown vegetation. The hill has approximately 52 types of plants which have medicinal value and semi-deciduous trees like Teak, Banyan, Jamun, Karvee. Flowers like the Malabar Delphinium and Sonki which are found on the Kaas plateau in abundance are also found on this hill. The animals mostly found are monkeys, rat snakes, wild pigs and one can also sight Peacocks in the valley down below.
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Hilda Seligman


Mobile Health Vans' were given to the All India Women's Conference to administer. Hilda also wrote two other small books: "When Peacocks Called" (1940), "Asoka, Emperor of India" (1947). Rabindranath Tagore wrote the foreword to "When Peacocks Called". In 1999, Hilda's papers (Ref: 7HSE) were given as a gift to the Women's Library, London School of Economics, where they are still held. Hilda created a bust of Haile Selassie, from life,
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Bankapura


of the temple hall completely damaged including number of carvings in the exterior wall panels but the pillars, the artistic carvings and the ceiling designs are intact. Ten-year-old Haveri has many distinct features, the district has the rare distinction of housing a "Black Buck Sanctuary" and a "Peacock Sanctuary", second only to the one in Uttarakhand. Bankapura is now considered as a conservation reserve for peacocks by the Government of India. India census, Bankapura had a population of 20,264. Males constitute 53% of
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Papilio polyctor


Papilio polyctor, the common peacock, is a swallowtail butterfly found in the Indian subcontinent. It is found in the Himalayas and parts of India from the foothills to between March and October. It has distinct dry- and wet-season forms. The butterfly frequents "Buddleia" flowers. Its food plant is "Xanthoxylon alatum" of the family Rutaceae. Papilio polyctor has three subspecies, consisting of Papilio polyctor significans, Papilio polyctor stockleyi, and Papilio polyctor xiei. The sexes are very nearly alike, and the difference slight between
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C.D. Peacock


C.D. Peacock, originally established as The House of Peacock, is a Chicago, Illinois-based retail jewelry store founded in 1837 by Elijah Peacock. The company is Chicago's oldest existing retailer. The company survived the Great Chicago Fire, despite its location in the middle of the city, as all of its merchandise was kept in a fireproof safe. In 1889, Charles Daniel Peacock assumed control of the business and changed the name to the current C.D. Peacock. They issued their first retail catalog in 1893, which coincided with
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Peacock Tavern


The Peacock Tavern is a historic tavern building at 1037 United States Route 201 in Richmond, Maine. Built in 1807, it is one of the rural community's oldest surviving buildings, and has long been a landmark on what was once the main road between Augusta and Portland. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It is now owned by the state, forming part of Peacock Beach State Park. The Peacock Tavern stands on the east side of US 201 in rural Richmond, opposite the entrance
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Peacock flounder


the ability to settle down flat on the bottom. The maximum length of this flounder is about . Peacock flounders are mostly found in shallow water on sandy bottoms. Sometimes they rest over piles of dead corals or bare rock. They may be found as deep as . As most flounders, the peacock flounder is mainly nocturnal, but is sometimes also active during the day. It hunts for small fishes, crabs and shrimp. Peacock flounders breed in late winter and early spring. After the female releases two to three million eggs
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Human uses of birds


have featured as gods from the time of ancient Egypt, where the sacred ibis was venerated as a symbol of the god Thoth. In India, the peacock is perceived as Mother Earth among Dravidian peoples, while the Mughal and Persian emperors displayed their godlike authority by sitting in a Peacock Throne. In the Yazidi religion, Melek Taus the "Peacock Angel" is the central figure of their faith. In the cult of Makemake, the Tangata manu birds of Easter Island served as chiefs. Birds have been seen as spirit messengers
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The Dance of the Peacock


The Dance of the Peacock: An Anthology of English Poetry from India is a collection of poems written by one hundred and fifty one poets; edited by Dr Vivekanand Jha. The one hundred and fifty one poets include Indians and diasporic Indians.The book was published by Hidden Brook Press, Canada. The authors have different outlooks towards life in their poems mostly because of the variation in their living environment and their age differences. The name of the book simply compares the poetry to the dance of the peacock. Most of the
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Mayurakshi River


Mayurakshi River (also called Mor River) is a major river in Jharkhand and West Bengal, India, with a long history of devastating floods. It has its source on Trikut hill, about from Deoghar in Jharkhand state. It flows through Jharkhand and then through the districts of Birbhum and Murshidabad in West Bengal before flowing into the Hooghly River. The river is about long. Mayurakshi literally means "peacock eyes" ("mayur/mor"=peacock, "akshi"=eye). The comparison is with the beautiful feathers on a peacock's
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East India Squadron


of the Navy in 1831, Edmund Roberts had sent him a letter detailing the neglected state of Far Eastern commerce and whaling. Near the end of that year, American pepper trader "Friendship" returned to her home port of Salem, to report that Sumatran pirates had killed the first officer and two crewmen, and plundered the cargo. In response to public outcry, President Andrew Jackson dispatched the "Potomac" on the first of what were to be two punitive expeditions to Sumatra. The sloop-of-war "Peacock
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Inspector Ghote Hunts the Peacock


addicted to opium on a trip to India, where he met Ranee. Ranee "Peacock" Datta: A 17-year-old girl raised in both India and the United Kingdom. She is missing throughout the novel but her character is central to the plot. She is very western in her attitudes, described as being bright and confident with a love of new clothes and pop music, particularly Johnny Bull's. Jack Smith: Eldest of the Smith brothers, a criminal trio who run a protection racket and who are possibly involved
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Capture of East India Company ship Nautilus


The capture of East India Company brig "Nautilus" took place on 30 June 1815. Although part of the Anglo-American War of 1812, it took place long after the war ended, as the commander of the United States Sloop of war USS "Peacock" was unaware that the war had ended six months earlier. The British commander of "Nautilus" hailed that the war was over but refused to haul down his flag and "Peacock" opened fire, killing and wounding several of the crew of "Nautilus"
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42nd International Film Festival of India


The 42nd International Film Festival of India was held on 23 to 30 November 2011 in Goa. The International competition (Feature) was chaired by Adoor Gopalakrishnan, and Short film competition was chaired by Basu Bhattacharya. For the first time the 42d IFFI had launched its own poster with a depiction of fest motif "Peacock", made as a "dancing peacock" by veteran film design and art consultant Thotta Tharani. The IFFI signature film was conceptualized by veteran film maker Shaji Karun. New sections such as “Kaleidoscope”,
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Thomas Love Peacock


India office, his zeal or leisure for authorship returned, and he began to contribute to "Fraser's Magazine" in which appeared his entertaining and scholarly "Horæ Dramaticæ," a restoration of the "Querolus", a Roman comedy probably of the time of Diocletian, and his reminiscences of Shelley. Peacock retired from the India House on 29 March 1856 with an ample pension. In his retirement he seldom left Halliford and spent his life among his books, and in the garden, in which he took great pleasure,
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R v Peacock


? What is significant is that the jury understood [the issues at stake]." The conservative pressure group Mediawatch-uk argued that the trial reflected a need to make the Obscene Publications Act more specific; the group's director Vivienne Pattison claimed that the "R v Peacock" case "illustrates the problem" with the law as it stood, noting that "There is not a list which says what is obscene and what is not. It makes it incredibly difficult to get a conviction on that". In response
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Sattal


rumped warblers, and many more. Sattal has many different varieties of fish. Mahseers ("Tor tor" and "Tor putitora") are found here in large numbers. "Labeo rohita", "Cirrhinus mrigala", "Schizothorax richardsonii" and "Catla catla" are some of the other fish found in the lakes. Some of the butterflies found at Sattal includes Indian fritillary ("Argynnis hyperbius"), peacock panzy, blue peacock, Paris peacock, red-base Jazebel, red lacewing, yellow pansy
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Allahabad


and fauna of the Ganga and the Yamuna. In order to protect the rich aquatic biodiversity of river Ganga from escalating anthropogenic pressures, development of a Turtle sanctuary in Allahabad along with a River Biodiversity Park at Sangam have been approved under Namami Gange programme. The most common birds found in the city are doves, peacocks, junglefowl, black partridge, house sparrows, songbirds, blue jays, parakeets, quails, bulbuls, and comb ducks. Large numbers of Deer are found in the Trans Yamuna area of Allahabad. India's
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Savadi, Belgaum


Savadi is one of those place in South India, that traces back its history to the Neolithic age. Earliest painted pottery has been found in the tract between Savadi and Satti. In the Krishna basin, wheel-turned grey and red-wares are found, but only in small numbers. The painted pottery was painted in black, and in some cases thin white colour was used. The painted motifs included a variety of designs and animals like fish, stork, dog, peacock, deer, etc. Designs were also
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Kartikeya


where he is found with Hindu god Agni (fire), suggest that he was a significant deity in early Hinduism. He is found in many medieval temples all over India, such as at the Ellora Caves and Elephanta Caves. The iconography of Kartikeya varies significantly; he is typically represented as an ever-youthful man, riding or near a peacock, dressed with weapons sometimes near a rooster. Most icons show him with one head, but some show him with six heads reflecting the legend surrounding his birth where six mothers
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Richard Peacock


Beyer as a vice president. Peacock became a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1849. In 1853, he joined Charles Beyer to found the celebrated locomotive company Beyer-Peacock. Peacock had originally met Beyer through the acquisition of locomotives from Sharp Brothers, and as mentioned earlier through both being among the founders of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1847. From the 1885 general election until his death in 1889, Peacock was Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Gorton division of Lancashire. Peacock was an Unitarian
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Grey peacock-pheasant


. The young resemble the female. The grey peacock-pheasant is distributed in lowland and hill forests of Bangladesh, Northeast India and Southeast Asia, but excluding most of Indochina as well as the entire Malayan Peninsula. The diet consists mainly of seeds, termites, fruits and invertebrates. The female usually lays two eggs. Widespread throughout its large range, the grey peacock-pheasant is evaluated as a Species of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on CITES Appendix II, restricting trade in
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Capture of East India Company ship Nautilus


guns, and had a crew of 80, many of whom were lascars. ("Peacock" was armed with twenty 32-pounder carronades and two 12-pounder guns.) "Nautiluss" commander, Lieutenant Boyce, sent a boat to "Peacock", with his Purser, Mr. Bartlett. Bartlett later insisted that he informed Warrington that the war had ended before Warrington ordered him to be taken below; Warrington denied this. As "Peacock" closed in on "Nautilus", Lieutenant Boyce hailed, and repeated that the war was
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Barnes Peacock


Inner Temple the same year. In 1852, Peacock went to India as a legal member of the Governor General's Council. The Legislative Council was established soon after his arrival, and although no orator, he was so frequent a speaker that legislation enjoining councillors to deliver their speeches sitting was said to have been devised with the sole object of restraining him. As a member of Lord Dalhousie's council he supported the annexation of Oudh, and he stood by Lord Canning all through the Indian Mutiny. In 1859 Peacock became the
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Woking


council announced that it would establish a task group to explore potential twinning opportunities with the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Woking has a modern shopping centre called The Peacocks and an older shopping area, Wolsey Place. The Peacocks Centre underwent development work in 2010 to add a new façade in the town square. An extension was added that consisted of adding glass with coloured lights that change in sequence. The Peacocks and Wolsey Place have, at present, been joined by means of a covered
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Thomas Love Peacock


people. They summoned to their service in the Examiner's office James Mill and three others. Peacock was included at the recommendation of Peter Auber, the company historian, whom he had known at school, though probably not as a school-fellow. Peacock's test papers earned the high commendation, "Nothing superfluous and nothing wanting." On 13 January 1819, he wrote from 5 York Street, Covent Garden: "I now pass every morning at the India House, from half-past 10 to half-past
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USS Peacock (1813)


August "Peacock" captured "William", Whiteway, master, of Bristol, and scuttled her. "Peacock" departed New York 23 January 1815 with and and rounded the Cape of Good Hope into the Indian Ocean, where she captured three valuable prizes. On 30 June she captured the 16-gun brig "Nautilus", which was under the command of Lieutenant Charles Boyce of the Bombay Marine of the British East India Company in the Straits of Sunda, in the final naval action of the war. Boyce informed Warrington that
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List of Are You Being Served? characters


Diana Lambert) was the long-suffering wife of Captain Peacock. She always suspected Captain Peacock of cheating on her and all her on-screen appearances were during periods of marital discord. In Mrs Peacock's first appearance ("Oh What A Tangled Web"), she suspected Captain Peacock of having an affair with Mr Rumbold's secretary, Miss Hazelwood, because her brother had seen them in a car together, although he was later cleared. In her second appearance ("A Personal Problem"), because Captain
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Peacock and Son


what was known as "Peacock Hill", now St. Peter's College. He married Mary Ann Evans (1821–1908) on 15 June 1871. She was to marry Carrington Smedley on 4 March 1875. Joseph Peacock (c. 1825 – 25 July 1867) lived at Glenelg and was M.P. for Sturt from 1860 until his death. He worked as co-manager of Peacock and Son in Grenfell Street, was a trustee of the South Australian Mining Company and a director of the National Bank. He married Harriet Hope Gooch (
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List of Home and Away characters (2011)


with his mum, Cheryl (Suzi Dougherty), so she decides to contact Tegan to suss out what's going on with [him]." Peacocke explained that Darryl has a soft spot for Tegan because they share a history, but he does not trust her and she is not the type of person he can confide in. Tegan is shocked to learn that Darryl is in a relationship with Charlie Buckton (Esther Anderson). The "Daily Star Sunday" reported that Tegan will stop at nothing to split Darryl and
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Peacock in the Park


Peacock in the Park is an annual LGBT variety show, held at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The event was founded in 1987 and ran for 18 years, until it was replaced by the Peacock After Dark event in 2005. Due to popular demand, Peacock in the Park returned in 2014. It is considered family-friendly and is free to attend. Shows feature dancers, drag performances, and live music. "Portland Monthly" described Peacock in the Park as "Portland's gay
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Vastu shastra


and symbolism such as 16 emotions of human beings carved as 16 types of female figures. These styles were perfected in Hindu temples prevalent in eastern states of India. Other ancient texts found expand these architectural principles, suggesting that different parts of India developed, invented and added their own interpretations. For example, in "Saurastra" tradition of temple building found in western states of India, the feminine form, expressions and emotions are depicted in 32 types of "Nataka-stri" compared to 16 types described in "Silpa Prakasa
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Ponsonby Peacocke


Captain Stephen Ponsonby Peacocke (1813 – 29 May 1872) was a British officer of the Bombay Army and an artist notable for his 17 paintings of historic landscape views in the Nilgiri Hills in South India. Tinted lithographs were made of these views and published in imperial folio in London by the lithographer Paul Gauci in 1847. Peacocke's lithographs reflect the romantic escape to a temperate hilly area that all British people in the plains yearned for in those days. His career culminated as a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 1866
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Edgar Peacock


a number of articles for "The Field" magazine, on both hunting and photographing game. Peacock served with SOE during the Second World War, largely in Burma where he commanded P-Force in the Chindwin River area, assisting 20 Division of IV Corps. P Force was withdrawn just before the Japanese attack on India in March 1944. After further training in Ceylon at the end of 1944, Peacock led Otter area of Operation Character, with responsibility for the foothills and the road leading east from Toungoo towards Bawlake. Here
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Thomas Jefferson Hogg


preparation, but the professorship was not established owing to a lack of funds. This setback upset Hogg greatly, and he became very bitter about it. A lecture that he had intended to give at his inauguration was published in 1831. Hogg had also hoped that his friend Thomas Love Peacock, who worked for the East India Company, would recommend him for a position there. To Hogg's dismay Peacock would not help him, although several years later Peacock did help Hogg's stepson gain employment with the company. Hogg published
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USS Peacock (1813)


for a year of Mediterranean–United States—and return transits, 15 November 1818 – 17 November 1819, the sloop remained with this squadron until 8 May 1821, when she departed for home; she then went into ordinary at the Washington Navy Yard 10 July. Pirates were ravaging West Indian shipping in the 1820s and on 3 June 1822, "Peacock" became flagship of Commodore David Porter’s West India Squadron, that rooted out the pirates. "Peacock" served in the expedition that included Revenue Marine schooner "Louisiana
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4-6-2+2-6-4


is usually known as a Double Pacific. The Double Pacific type was fairly common for Garratt locomotives, especially those intended for faster passenger service. The first of the type was the Class GF, built by Hanomag for the South African Railways in 1927. The first to be built by Beyer, Peacock and Company, the owner of the Garratt patent, was the G class for the New Zealand Railways Department in 1928. Beyer, Peacock also built the last Double Pacific in 1943, for the Nigerian Railways. The South African
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John Peacock (piper)


some others, such as "Over the Border", work very well in Peacock's version. The whole collection, with some notes on the tunes, may be viewed online on the FARNE archive, or at http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/musicfiles/manuscripts/peacock.pdf. The music was republished by the Northumbrian Pipers' Society in 1999. The manuscript tunebooks of Peacock's pupil, Robert Bewick, contain some twenty single octave variation sets not found in the Peacock collection; it is possible that they too formed part of Peacock's repertoire,
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Kuzhanthai Velappar Temple (Poombarai, Kodaikanal Murugan Temple)


a typical South India temple architectural style. There is no tower. The sanctum sanctorum faces towards the east direction. The main idol, Kulandai Velappan is present in the standing posture in the sanctum sanctorum. His mount (vahanam) peacock is found near the Bali peetham and flag staff facing towards the main shrine. There is a sub-shrine where the metal Utsava idols of Ganesha and Subramanya with his consorts are placed. It is found near the sanctum sanctorum. The wall around the main shrine has Nataraja and Dattatreya as
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Black softshell turtle


The black softshell turtle or Bostami turtle ("Nilssonia nigricans", previously placed in genus "Aspideretes") is a species of freshwater turtle found in India (Assam) and Bangladesh (Chittagong and Sylhet). It was long believed to be inbred individuals of the Ganges softshell turtle ("A. gangeticus" or "N. gangeticus") or the Indian peacock softshell turtle ("A. hurum" or "N. hurum"), but while it is a close relative of the latter, it is a distinct species.
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Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary


fire has resulted in good regeneration of dry deciduous species. The forest department introduced many plants in the area, including Tamarind, Neem, Nilgiri, Acacia, Agave, and Khair. Large animals found in the sanctuary include several types of deer (Sambar Deer, Blackbucks, Muntjac, Chital) as well as wild boar and peacocks. Small carnivores like hyena, fox and porcupines are also found in the area. A large number of insects, birds and reptiles such as pythons and other snakes are also present. The sanctuary
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Double Peacock Dinner Service


"rouge de fer", always alternated with eye-catching stylizations of blue branches. In the center, two peacocks placed over rocks and a branch with big peonies, separated from the border of the piece by a fleur-de-lis frieze. Besides plates of several sizes, many types of tureens, pots, gravy boats, platters with different shapes, butter tubs, honey and salt dishes, wine-coolers and bowls were made. The name "Peacock Service" is used because this china has as decoration
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Francis Peacock


music. In Aberdeen, Peacock established the first school of dance as well as the Aberdeen Musical Society. The society was founded with the physician John Gregory, organist Andrew Tait, and music copyist David Young. For almost 60 years, Peacock acted as a director and occasional violinist for the society, with profits from private concerts going to charity. Peacock's teaching career in Aberdeen lasted five decades. Many of his students included the Scottish nobility; Peacock firmly believed that dancing was a vital activity for young people to learn grace
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Jan Peacock


Jan Peacock (born November 6, 1955) is a Canadian interdisciplinary artist, curator and writer. Peacock was born in Barrie, Ontario. She studied at the University of Western Ontario, receiving her BFA in 1978, and went on to the University of California in San Diego for her MFA in 1981. Peacock lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she teaches at NSCAD University. Her published texts include: Peacock's work is found in international public and private collections, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Museum
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Thomas Love Peacock


when Shelley had taken up residence at Bishopsgate, near Windsor, Peacock had settled at Great Marlow. Peacock wrote "Headlong Hall" in 1815, and it was published the following year. With this work Peacock found the true field for his literary gift in the satiric novel, interspersed with delightful lyrics, amorous, narrative, or convivial. During the winter of 1815–16 Peacock was regularly walking over to visit Shelley at Bishopgate. There he met Thomas Jefferson Hogg, and "the winter was a mere Atticism. Our studies were
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Walter C. Peacock


Walter Clarence Peacock (February 8, 1878 - September 9, 1946), was a Chicago businessman best known as the president of C. D. Peacock Jewelry Company, which was established by his father in 1837. Peacock was also a well known sportsman, particularly as a trap shooter; he won several national championships in this sport. He graduated from the University of Chicago. Peacock was one of the founding members of the Lincoln Park Gun Club in Chicago. In 1931, he appeared in a live debate on WGN radio with
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Edgar Peacock


Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Henry William Peacock, (11 February 1893 – March 1955) was a decorated British Officer commanding special forces operations behind Japanese lines in Burma during the Second World War. He had previously served in Burma for many years as Deputy Conservator of Forests, and Game Warden. Edgar Peacock was born in Nagpur, India on 11 February 1893. He entered the Indian Forest Service in 1914, training at the Forest Research Institute College at Dehra Dun and, upon graduation, took up his first posting in the Hinthada area
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Australian Standard Garratt


, to investigate the capacity of Australia's narrow gauge network and recommend what locomotives should be purchased. Ellis recommended that three variations of Garratt locomotive be purchased; heavy, medium and light. The CLTB elected to build only the light type to allow it to operate on any narrow gauge line in Australia. After an attempt to obtain drawings and licenses from Beyer, Peacock and Company failed, in July 1942 the CLTB recommended to the War Cabinet that 30 locomotives be built locally. In August 1942, the War Cabinet approved the
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6th International Film Festival of India


The 6th International Film Festival of India was held from 3–16 January 1977 in New Delhi. The festival highlighted Indian films which have won awards at foreign film festivals. The festival instituted Silver Peacock Awards for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Short film, along with Bronze Peacock for Best Short film for the first time. From the sixth edition the period as well as the dates for the festival were fixed as 3–17 January every alternate year. A film market was also set up for the first time by the "
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Paliya


with single stone and later stone circle which are found during excavations. Later the practice evolved into "Lashti" or a stone column with inscriptions which had names of persons, place and dates. Four such "Lashti"s of Kshatrapa period (1st century) found in Kutch are now at Kutch Museum. The practice evolved in various types of memorials across India such as stupa, cenotaphs, memorial temples. The types of such memorials are found all over India such as hero stones in South India. They often carry inscriptions displaying a
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Fauna of Puerto Rico


the municipality of Maricao. About 25,000 fish, including largemouth bass, peacock bass, and channel catfish, and some turtle species are raised annually to stock Puerto Rico's reservoirs and rivers. Three types of habitats, mangroves, reefs and seagrasses, are found in Puerto Rico's ocean waters. A total of 677 fish species live in these habitats; 242 being reef species. Fish species found in Puerto Rican reefs are representative of the general Caribbean fauna. Common reef fishes include wrasses, damselfishes, white grunts ("Haemulon
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British Rail Class 17


the drawing board, and announced to the railway press that these locos were to be the new Type 1 standard. The designer, the Clayton Equipment Company of Hatton, Derbyshire completed locomotives D8500-D8587 between September 1962 and February 1965, while sub-contractor Beyer, Peacock and Company of Manchester delivered D8588-D8616 between March 1964 and April 1965. The Clayton examples had 'red diamond' control equipment while the Beyer Peacock batch had the standard 'blue star' type. The Clayton examples were delivered to the Scottish Region depots at Polmadie and
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Peacock Bay


Peacock Bay is a part of Khadakwasla Dam's lake. This bay is owned by the National Defence Academy, Pune. The name is due to the large numbers of peacocks found in this area. Other animals found in this area are deer, lion-tailed macaques and civets. This lake covers an area of about 501 km, and the depth varies from 40 to 120 feet. This bay hosts various competitions like the annual national inland championship, open lake swimming competition, etc. This lake is a venue for water
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List of butterflies of India (Papilionidae)


amongst swallowtails, endemism is found only in the Western Ghats. Notable endemics are the southern birdwing ("Troides minos"), Malabar banded swallowtail ("Papilio liomedon"), Malabar raven ("Papilio dravidarum"), Malabar rose ("Pachliopta pandiyana") and the Malabar banded peacock ("Papilio buddha"). The subgenus, where applicable, is given as an additional epithet in parentheses in between the genus and species epithets in the scientific name. The Apollos, "Parnassius" are different in appearance
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Aglais io


Aglais io, the European peacock, more commonly known simply as the peacock butterfly, is a colourful butterfly, found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan. It was formerly classified as the only member of the genus "Inachis" (the name is derived from Greek mythology, meaning Io, the daughter of Inachus). It should not be confused or classified with the "American peacocks" in the genus "Anartia"; these are not close relatives of the Eurasian species. The peacock butterfly is resident
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