Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Phasianidae .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Chatterjee in The Rise of Birds) was coined (so far as I can tell) by Johann Illiger in 1811 and thus post-dates Statius Muller’s 1776 publication of the name Phasianus hoazin (that’s right - the hoatzin was originally described as a type of pheasant).
Archive 2006-11-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Chatterjee in The Rise of Birds) was coined (so far as I can tell) by Johann Illiger in 1811 and thus post-dates Statius Muller’s 1776 publication of the name Phasianus hoazin (that’s right - the hoatzin was originally described as a type of pheasant).
Giant hoatzins of doom Darren Naish 2006
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The male pheasant Phasianus colchicus: 'now almost extinct on restaurant menus'.
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The introduced ringneck pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, is a popular game bird in Ecoregion 47.
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Birds include rare white-bellied black woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis), fairy pitta (Pitta nympha), and ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus torquatus).
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Most usually considered close to either gamebirds or cuckoos (in fact, when first described in 1776 the hoatzin was classified as a species of Phasianus), hoatzins have also been allied over the years with turacos, rails, hornbills, sandgrouse and pigeons.
Archive 2006-11-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Most usually considered close to either gamebirds or cuckoos (in fact, when first described in 1776 the hoatzin was classified as a species of Phasianus), hoatzins have also been allied over the years with turacos, rails, hornbills, sandgrouse and pigeons.
Goodbye, my giant predatory, cursorial, flightless hoatzin Darren Naish 2006
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Birds include fairy pitta (Pitta nympha), and ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus torquatus).
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The cattle show has been, and perhaps may again be, succeeded by a poultry show, of whose crowing and clucking prodigies it can only be certainly predicated that they will be very unlike the aboriginal ‘Phasianus gallus’.
Essays 2007
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These are rarely seen forest birds; all but one are confined to Asia. 13 Because they are prolific they can sustain heavy predation, and many species, notably the ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), are constantly hunted.
5 Chicken 1991
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