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| Argusianus | |
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| File:BxZ Argusianus argus.jpg | |
| Argusianus argus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Argusianus Rafinesque, 1815 |
The genus Argusianus Rafinesque, 1815 consist of one (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.