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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