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a fireworks display that learned to walk and forgot how to fly far
means A large, long-tailed game bird, often brightly plumed, that roams fields and woodlands and prefers running or short bursts of flight to sustained soaring.
from Through Old French 'fesant' from Latin 'phasianus,' which came from Greek 'phasianos' — literally 'the bird of the Phasis,' a river in the ancient region of Colchis (in what is now Georgia, by the Black Sea). The Greeks believed these splendid birds came from that distant river, so the pheasant has carried a faraway address in its name for thousands of years.
- native range
- Originally from Asia, not Europe or America
- flight style
- Explosive bursts up to 60 mph, then exhausted
- name origin
- Named after the Phasis River in ancient Georgia
- male display
- Beats wings and crows to claim a harem
- state bird
- South Dakota crowns this immigrant its official bird
ring-necked pheasant — introduced to north america in 1881, now the most hunted game bird in the us
lady amherst's pheasant — native to southwestern china, named after sarah amherst in 1828
golden pheasant — endemic to central china, famous for brilliant plumage and featured in chinese art for centuries