Chrysolophus

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Noun1.Chrysolophus - golden pheasantsChrysolophus - golden pheasants      
bird genus - a genus of birds
family Phasianidae, Phasianidae - pheasants; quails; partridges
Chrysolophus pictus, golden pheasant - brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia
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Ocular findings and reference values for selected ophthalmic diagnostic tests in the macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) and southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome).
Golden pheasant factfile | |The golden pheasant - Latin name Chrysolophus pictus - was introduced from China about 100 years ago | In China, the bird is considered to be a sign of good luck and prosperity | The male is brightly coloured with a yellow crown and lower back, dark wings and upper neck, red underparts and long finely barred tail while the female has mottled brown plumage and a pale brown face, throat, breasts and sides | The bird's diet includes berries, grubs, seeds and buds | The UK has between 50 and 100 breeding pairs with the female laying a clutch of about eight to 12 eggs in April
Muscle architecture of the forelimb of the Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) (Aves: Phasianidae) and its implications for functional capacity in flight.
Group A comprised of samples of Lady Amherst (Chrysolophus amherstiae) and Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) while group B comprised of Yellow Golden (Chrysolophus pictus mut.
(1998) in other four species of penguins: Spheniscus demersus, Pygoscelis papua, Spheniscus humboldti, and Eudyptes chrysolophus. The triangular shape with the pointed apex is considered the standard in omnivorous birds (GARDNER, 1927).
These findings were consistent with those reported by previous surveys (Fang & Ding 1997) and were also similar to behaviour exhibited by golden pheasants Chrysolophus pictus (Liang et al.
Reproductive endocrinology of Macaroni (Eudyptes chrysolophus) and Gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) Penguins.I.
jejuni isolates in macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus; Figure) from Bird Island (54[degrees]00'S, 38[degrees]02'W), South Georgia (1).
papua ellsworthii) and the macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) have more sub-Antarctic distributions and nest in some points of the Antarctic Peninsula.
In traveling such large distances and exploiting such great depths, King Penguins from Possession Island clearly would be physically able to search areas and depths used for foraging by the smaller sympatric penguin species: Gentoo (Pygoscelis papua), Macaroni (Eudyptes chrysolophus), and Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome).
Electrocardiogram analysis of the golden (Chrysolophus pictus) and silver (Lophura nycthemera) pheasants.
CHINESE NATIVE WITH A TRULY COLOURFUL HISTORY THE Golden Pheasant or "Chinese Pheasant" is known as Chrysolophus pictus.
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