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Ruffed Pheasants Ruffed Pheasants Display The ruff can be spread like a fan across either side of the bird'shead Ruffed Pheasants and neck. In a "full" display, the crest is raised and the ruff widely spread, PART 2 so it hides the sides of the neck and ofa two-part article head nearest the hen bird. The male's bright eye peers intently at the hen, by Francis Billie over the upper edge of his ruff. He Temple City, California tilts his body toward the hen with the nearest wing slightly lowered and the other side raised. His tail tilts and • spreads vertically. The scarlet tail Golden Pheasant States. This was true until a few years feathers are very conspicuous in this (Chrysolophus pictus) ago, when the San Diego Zoo was position. If the hen stands still, the There are two species in this genus. able to import some new, pure blood­ cock holds his position until she The Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus lines from China. moves. When the hen moves, the pictus) and the Lady Amherst's Pheas­ cock jumps around to present the ant (Chrysolophus amherstiae). Few Females opposite side. This display is a These two pheasant species are Wild-caught male Golden Pheas­ remarkable performance. among the most beautiful and cer­ ants from central China still reach the tainly are the most popular of all bird market in Hong Kong from time Description game birds. to time. Female Golden Pheasants are Male The Golden Pheasant and the seldom ever seen, possibly because of Crown and crest: gold. Ruff: Amherst's Pheasant interbreed freely their drab coloration. orange edged with blue-black cross in captivity. The resulting crosses are Male Golden Pheasants: bril­ bands. Upper back: Dark green, completely fertile. This type ofbreed­ liantly colored. Crest: large. Consists back feathers have a black border, the ing should not be done, as it is doubt­ of bright golden feathers. Ruff: large. rest are golden yellow. The fringe ful many pure specimens of either Feathers of bright orange, bordered passing to scarlet on the sides. species remain here in the United by two sky blue bars. Center tail feathers: black spotted and tipped with cinnamon. Scapu­ lars: dark red. Wing coverts: deep blue. Breast and under parts: scar­ let, passing to chestnut. Abdomen, thighs and undertail coverts: scar­ AVIAN PUBUCATIONS let. Iris and orbital: skin yellow. 3311 W. CountryClub Lane.D~ AFA, AJ__.WIS4720, (71S) 83S.68Ofi Bill and legs: yellow. Female Over200 l1tles Including: Crown and neck: blackish brown, CIIIlicai AvianMedicine '"Surgery, ParrotIncnbatJon Procedures, spotted with cinnamon, buff. Rump, Harrison $fl5.00 Jordan $30M Caged BirdM:ediclne. Lande ofParrots Vldeeo Tapes- upper tail coverts: black. Tail Steiner, D.V.M. $24.95 Set of7 $294." coverts: barred. Legs and bill: eor.npanlon BirdM:edlclne. Burr $38.95 Or each $4'." A,vla.nHeJIlatoloay&Cytology, ThePheasants oftheWorlde $85." honey yellow. 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There is no standard Golden pheasant(Chrysolophus pictus) for such a bird. All of the Golden Pheasants are The Yellow Golden Pheasant hardy. They are relatively easy to Description form involves the total substitution keep under aviary conditions. They Head and crest: golden yellow. on the wings ofyellow for scarlet; red will do well with a mixed collection Ear: orange. A similarity to the nor­ and dark brown, for the blue of the of non-competing birds. mal Golden is the two black and blue wing primaries. Lower parts: light stripes. straw color, with all lower parts being Adult Males Will Fight The most remarkable difference yellow. Female: similar pattern, with Two or three female pheasants can between this mutant and the regular more or less stripes, or speckled with be run with each male. However, adult males will fight if kept together. It is possible to maintain a group of males in a large area with no females present. Plenty of cover must be pro­ vided. 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