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The genus '''''Argusianus''''' (], 1815) consist of two ] of spectaculary plumaged ] with greatly elongated ] and central tail feathers. The genus '''''Argusianus''''' (], 1815) consist of two ] of spectaculary ]d ] with greatly elongated ] and central tail feathers.


The ] was described from a portion of a single primary feather found in a batch of ] ] feathers. It is probably just an aberrant specimen. The ] was described from a portion of a single primary ] found in a batch of ] ] feathers. It is probably just an aberrant specimen.


==Species== ==Species==

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Argusianus
Great Argus at San Diego Zoo, USA
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Argusianus
Rafinesque, 1815

The genus Argusianus (Rafinesque, 1815) consist of two species of spectaculary plumaged pheasant with greatly elongated secondaries and central tail feathers.

The Double-banded Argus was described from a portion of a single primary feather found in a batch of Great Argus millinery feathers. It is probably just an aberrant specimen.

Species

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