THE PHEASANT 
The Pheasant is too well known to require detailed 
description here. ‘The head and neck of the male are 
dark green, shading into bronze on the crown and into 
purple on the sides and front of the neck; the mantle, 
breast, and flanks are orange, those of the flanks edged with 
purple, the others with purplish green; the back and 
scapulars are marked with buff, black, orange, and 
purple ; the lower back and rump are maroon shot with 
purple and green ; the wings are brown ; the long tail is 
metallic olive barred with brown. Bill pale horn-colour. 
Length about 36 inches, with tail. ‘The female is mostly 
a mottled medley of black, buff, chestnut, and brown. 
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