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Definition of Chrysolophus
1. Noun. Golden pheasants.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Phasianidae, Phasianidae
Member holonyms: Chrysolophus Pictus, Golden Pheasant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chrysolophus
Literary usage of Chrysolophus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederick Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1899)
"... and in Pavo cristatus consisting of webs at the end of bare shafts. The crests
of Chrysolophus and ..."
2. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"Introduced, but without apparent success, in western Oregon. GENUS Chrysolophus.
General Characters. — Head crested, neck with conspicuous erectile ruff. ..."
3. List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum by George Robert Gray (1848)
"Mite. p. 85. a, I. Thibet, males. Presented by Brian H. Hodgson, E«q 1704. 3.
Chrysolophus obscurus. P. pictus obscurus, Sckl. 3. PUCRASIA. ..."
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