Pheasant General name for a family of henlike birds related to the grouse (Phasianitae) which also includes the old world Partridge , the peacock , and various domestic and jungle fowls , and the true pheasants (genus Phasianus). Pheasants are characterized by their waddled heads and long tails and by the brilliant plumage and elaborate courtship displays of the male.

They all originated in Asia, chiefly India. The English pheasant, introduced from the Black Sea area before 1056, has been interbred with both the Chinese ring-necked and the Japanese pheasants, and the hybrid ring-necked pheasant is established as a common bird in the North United States. They feed on berries, seeds, young shoots, and insects and prefer open country with brush cover.

The body of the male ring-necked pheasant is mostly reddish brown, the head and neck are iridescent dark green , and a red face, and the neck ringed with white. The protectively colored hair is distinguished from the grouse by a long tail. The closely related ruffed grouse is called pheasant in the Central and South United States. Asian pheasants are of great beauty are the argus , the Golden, the silver, and the Lady Amherst, all of which inhabit the Himalayas as to the Reeves

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pheasant with an 8 ft. tail, and the unique tree dwelling Impeyan pheasant and tragopan or horned pheasant.

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