The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c26.37

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The peacock, which was introduced into Greece during the second half of the fifth century B.C., retained in his designations evidences both of his Indian origin (*ταῶς*) and of the route—via the Persian empire—by which he had been conveyed (Μηδικὸς ὄρνις); and it seems to be more than a coincidence that the only Buddhist mention of Babylon is in connexion with a story concerning the importation of this magnificent bird⁸.