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chestnut red will begin to appear on the breasts of the cocks. The 
hens undergo small changes in plumage, and while of a general fawn 
color, some of the tints shown on their necks are very 
beautiful and possessed of remarkable protective col- 
oration. ‘The cocks continue to change color rapidly until at five 
months they will be in full plumage. Their wealth of color, sur- 
passing the rainbow in variety, gorgeous but delicately blended. 
beggars description. The artist’s brush has never reproduced it, 
much less can the pen portray the idea of its beauty. Graceful in 
form, with his splendid robes, the cock Chinese pheasant is one of 
the most beautiful birds in existence. It has truthfully been said 
that the Chinese pheasant cock does not possess a homely feather. 
The eye never tires of admiring his plumage. He is a source of 
continuous delight to the breeder. 
Plumage 
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