golden pheasant

American  

noun

1. an Asiatic pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus, having brilliant scarlet, orange, gold, green, and black plumage.

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golden pheasant British  

noun

1. a brightly coloured pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus, of the mountainous regions of W and central Asia, the males of which have a crest and ruff

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golden pheasant

These included the animals that had been confiscated by the police four years earlier, as well as a lion, a domestic dog, a golden pheasant, and everything else that remained of the ménagerie at Versailles.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2011

So saying, he held up to the now terrified eyes of the Duke the tail-feather of a golden pheasant.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 19th 1893 by Various

He is only too kind to me, in my share of it, and I begin to fancy myself a golden pheasant, upon the strength of the plumage wherewith he hathPg 101 bedecked me.

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas

Fiery brown body, brown-red hackle, gold tinsel, mallard wings with a little wood-duck and golden pheasant neck feather mixed with it, macaw feelers, and a small topping for tail mixed with wood-duck.

From Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies by Blacker, William

Well, then, we’ll send you some Norway patterns, and some golden pheasant and parrot feathers. 

From Yeast: a Problem by Kingsley, Charles