the peacock; a genus of birds belonging to the order of gallince. See Ornithology Index.

in Astronomy, a constellation in the southern hemisphere, unknown to the ancients, and not visible in our latitude. It consists of 14 stars, of which the names and situations are as follows:

| Longitude | Latitude | Magnitude | |-----------|----------|-----------| | The eye of the peacock | 29° 20' 0" | 3° 36' 11" | 2 | | In the breast | 24° 41' 51" | 46° 56' 21" | 3 | | In the right wing | 18° 41' 38" | 45° 52' 34" | 3 | | In the middle | 3° 42' 28" | 44° 29' 8" | 3 | | In the root of the tail, first | 3° 53' 24" | 44° 6' 13" | 3 |

See Astronomy.