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THE GOLDEN PHEASANT. 
Phasianus pictus. — Linnaeus. 
Plate XVIII. • 
Phasianus pictus, Linnaus, Latham. — Painted or Gold 
Pheasant, Edwards Paisan tricolor, Ternminck, Pi- 
geons et Gallinaces, ii. p. 341. 
In tliis bird we see another form among the true 
pheasants. The head is crested, and even more am- 
ply than the last ; the tail is broad, folded, and bend- 
ing, and the neck is adorned with a ruff of broad 
truncated feathers, which fall from the occiput around 
like a hood, and can be raised and depressed at the 
will of the bird. This form is only exhibited by the 
present bird, and another described by Mr Lead- 
beater, under the title of Ph. Amherstia. 
This pheasant may be said to be the most gaudy 
of its race, and for its gay and splendid plumage and 
comparative hardiness, is often kept and sought after 
for the aviary, and is so generally known, that a de- 
tailed description is unnecessary, particularly where 
words are bo inadequate to convey an idea of the 
brightness of the plumage. In addition to the bril- 
liant ruff of golden orange and black, differing from 
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