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Definition of Bird of Juno
1. Noun. Very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird.
Generic synonyms: Pheasant
Group relationships: Genus Pavo, Pavo
Specialized synonyms: Pea-chick, Peachick, Peacock, Peahen, Blue Peafowl, Pavo Cristatus, Green Peafowl, Pavo Muticus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bird Of Juno
Literary usage of Bird of Juno
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lectures on Pastoral Theology by James Spencer Cannon, William Henry Campbell (1859)
"A preacher compared the proud sinner, when he reflected on his own imperfections,
to " the bird of Juno," which, after displaying himself proudly, ..."
2. The Ornithology of Shakespeare: Critically Examined, Explained, and Illustrated by James Edmund Harting (1871)
"'The bird of Juno."—"The Favourite of Minerva."—"The Bird of Wisdom."—Sacred to
Proserpine.—Use in Medicine.—The Bird of Ill- Omen.—Its Appearance by Day. ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1882)
"... the chough prefers remaining as it is rather than fly in the face of Nature
by swopping its red stockings for some of the gaiety of the bird of Juno. ..."
4. Faiths of Man: A Cyclopædia of Religions by James George Roche Forlong (1906)
"The Greeks considered Samos to be the home of this bird, which was the " bird of
Juno" to Romans, ..."
5. Lectures on Pastoral Theology by James Spencer Cannon, William Henry Campbell (1859)
"A preacher compared the proud sinner, when he reflected on his own imperfections,
to " the bird of Juno," which, after displaying himself proudly, ..."
6. The Ornithology of Shakespeare: Critically Examined, Explained, and Illustrated by James Edmund Harting (1871)
"'The bird of Juno."—"The Favourite of Minerva."—"The Bird of Wisdom."—Sacred to
Proserpine.—Use in Medicine.—The Bird of Ill- Omen.—Its Appearance by Day. ..."
7. The Gentleman's Magazine (1882)
"... the chough prefers remaining as it is rather than fly in the face of Nature
by swopping its red stockings for some of the gaiety of the bird of Juno. ..."
8. Faiths of Man: A Cyclopædia of Religions by James George Roche Forlong (1906)
"The Greeks considered Samos to be the home of this bird, which was the " bird of
Juno" to Romans, ..."
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