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from The Century Dictionary.

  • The Phasianidæ, exclusive of the Pavoninæ, Melcagrinæ, and Numidinæ, or still further restricted to forms resembling the genus Phasianus; the pheasants proper. Some authors compose the subfamily of five genera —Phasianus, Thaumalea, Euplocamus, Lobiophasis, and Ithaginis.

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