noun. Any of various game birds of the family Phasianidae, characteristically having a long tail, especially the ring-necked pheasant. The males of many species have brilliantly colored plumage.

noun. Any of several other birds that resemble a pheasant, such as a partridge.

noun. This name is popularly applied to a great variety of gallinaceous birds, including curassows, mound-builders, and francolins; and sometimes it is extended to other birds which in size or habits suggest the fowls. Such are the lyre-birds of Australia and the ground-cuckoos, Centropus.

noun. A bird of the genus Phasianus, family Phasianidæ. (See the technical names.)

noun. Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the genus Phasianus, and many other genera of the family Phasianidæ, found chiefly in Asia.

noun. The ruffed grouse.

noun. See Fireback.

noun. a Chinese pheasant (Thaumalea picta), having rich, varied colors. The crest is amber-colored, the rump is golden yellow, and the under parts are scarlet.

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noun. the ruffed grouse.

noun. a large Australian cuckoo (Centropus phasianus). The general color is black, with chestnut wings and brown tail. Called also pheasant cuckoo. The name is also applied to other allied species.

noun. The hooded merganser.

noun. a large and beautiful Australian parrakeet (Platycercus Adelaidensis). The male has the back black, the feathers margined with yellowish blue and scarlet, the quills deep blue, the wing coverts and cheeks light blue, the crown, sides of the neck, breast, and middle of the belly scarlet.

noun. The garden pink (Dianthus plumarius); -- called also Pheasant's-eye pink.

noun. any marine univalve shell of the genus Phasianella, of which numerous species are found in tropical seas. The shell is smooth and usually richly colored, the colors often forming blotches like those of a pheasant.

noun. Same as Partridge wood (a), under Partridge.

noun. the pintail.

noun. The hooded merganser.

noun. A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.

noun. large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere

noun. flesh of a pheasant; usually braised

"However, if the pheasant is within 25 yards and is in the middle of the pattern, even #8's can be effective."

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