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Definition of Pheasants
1. pheasant [n] - See also: pheasant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pheasants
Literary usage of Pheasants
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"WS Kuroda on New Japanese Pheasants.-'—In this review of the Japanese pheasants
of the genus ... Descriptions of Five New Forms of Japanese Pheasants. ..."
2. Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All that Relates to Guns and Shooting by Peter Hawker (1859)
"For shooting pheasants it often becomes necessary to start very early in the morning,
... We can never be at a loss in knowing where to go for pheasants, ..."
3. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"Several species of Pheasants have been introduced into the I'nited States, among
them being the Ring-necked, English, and Green Pheasants. ..."
4. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"among them being the Ring-necked, English, and Green Pheasants. The ring-necked
species seems to be the only one that has obtained a really strong foothold, ..."
5. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1901)
"[On Two Rare Indian Pheasants. By F. Finn, BA, FZS, ... Turner procured last year
examples of two Pheasants, which have been examined by Mr. Finn. ..."
6. American Pheasant Breeding and Shooting by Emmet Augustus Quarles (1916)
"CHAPTER XII DISTRIBUTION OF THE Pheasants OF THE UNITED STATES We have already
noted the fact that the pheasant commonly found in the eastern United States ..."
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