Pheasant Sentence Examples

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  • Among them are the " white " pheasant, the Ceriornis temminckii, two kinds of eared pheasant and Anderson's pheasant.

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  • The pheasant has been naturalized in the United States, New Zealand, Hawaii and St Helena.

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  • The Reeves' pheasant (P. reevesi) is at large on some English estates.

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  • Is the golden pheasant a real bird or just a walking painting?

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  • The other night, I saw a neighbor chasing a wild pheasant with a stick?

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  • A remarkable wall-painting depicts a cat creeping over ivy-covered rocks and about to spring on a pheasant.

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  • The second grade, for civilians an embroidered golden pheasant, for the military a lion with a girdle clasp of gold set in rubies.

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  • The Japanese pheasant and the California quail have increased in numbers under the protection of the state.

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  • I also use weighted pheasant tail nymphs in sizes 10 to 14.

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  • The female pheasant turned up again today with 2 small chicks.

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  • Among birds of prey may be mentioned the eagle and various species of hawk, and among game-birds the partridge and pheasant.

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  • The golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) is locally established in the United States, as appear to be other pheasants of less common species.

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  • The primula is thus spoken of, on account of its yellow centre, also the adonis, or "pheasant's eye," and the blue veronica, or germander speedwell.

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  • You'll find boneless pheasant breasts, which, just like chicken, can be cooked in a huge variety of ways.

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  • I particularly enjoyed the monkfish, followed by pot roast of pheasant, and finished off with chocolate and coconut ice cream.

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  • Their eagerly awaited game menu will include mallard, teal, pigeon, venison and later in the season, pheasant.

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  • Shared nematode parasite is developing in Pheasant much better than in Partridge, but has much greater effect on the later.

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  • A friend went out with an air rifle and shot a second pheasant, so we had a brace.

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  • When I hit the pheasant the man standing with me was jumping with joy because it had taken me all morning to hit something.

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  • Rock in superb form took a young pheasant that was nicely pointed and flushed by Spencer.

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  • Guest favorites include pot roast pheasant flamed in brandy with red wine sauce.

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  • A hen pheasant flew off some ten feet in front of me.

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  • The same will occur when pheasant poults have first left the pen and are still loosely on the ground.

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  • Rough shooting Walked up pheasant shooting can be arranged for parties up to 8 guests for 4 weeks during November.

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  • The big trout trigger points on this fly are the trailing pheasant tail legs, which identify this fly to the fish.

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  • Sportfish was slimmer and lighter with a proper silver tag to set the golden pheasant tippet tail up at a jaunty angle.

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  • The following morning while looking for a Siamese fireback (pheasant) we were surprised by fantastic views of a red-headed trogon.

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  • Depending on the time of year, game available includes woodcock, snipe, pheasant, hare and duck.

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  • The note of this once wild Indian pheasant is certainly the most remarkable of any bird's, and if they could be naturalized without being domesticated, it would soon become the most famous sound in our woods, surpassing the clangor of the goose and the hooting of the owl; and then imagine the cackling of the hens to fill the pauses when their lords' clarions rested!

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  • From the eight Primi Piatti, we selected the most delicious ravioli filled with minced pheasant, shallots and thyme.

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  • I eat massive meals prepared with local produce, ribs of beef, partridge, wild duck, grouse and pheasant.

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  • Despite the rain the cock pheasant is still looking at his best, with red wattles almost covering his head and prominent ear tufts.

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  • They also carry natural pheasant, duck, lamb, bison, and elk formulas which are all natural but not organic.

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  • Pheasant and duck go well with Pinot Noir, as do lamb and dense, meaty fish like shark and swordfish.

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  • The menu includes pan-seared black bass, butter-poached lobster, confit of cod, roast pork belly, braised lamb shoulder and pheasant two ways.

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  • On the east coast peafowl are found, and throughout the interior the argus pheasant, the firebacked pheasant, the blue partridge, the adjutantbird, several kinds of heron and crane, duck, teal, cotton-teal, snipe, wood-pigeon, green-pigeon of several varieties, swifts, swallows pied-robins, hornbills, parakeets, fly-catchers, nightjars, and many other kinds of bird are met with frequently.

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  • The fauna also is well represented, but tigers which once were frequently seen are now very scarce; panther, hyena, jackal, wild boar, deer (Cervus maral) are common; pheasant, woodcock, ducks, teal, geese and various waterfowl abound; the fisheries are very productive and are leased to a Russian firm.

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  • The larger birds are the bittern, great and small bustard, eagle, francolin, goose; giant, grey and redlegged partridge, sand grouse, pelican, pheasant, stork and swan.

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  • Among game-birds there are the quail (uzura), the heathcock (ezo-rachO), the ptarmigan (ezo-raicho or ezo-yama-doni), the woodcock (hodo-shigi), the snipe (ta-shigi) with two special species, the solitary snipe (yama-shigi) and the painted snipe (tama-shigi)and the pheasant (kiji).

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  • The game birds include the ruffed grouse, quail and English pheasant (which have increased rapidly under protection), besides woodcock, snipe, many species of ducks and a few Canada geese.

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  • On the 12th of April 1465 Philip handed over to his son the entire administration of his 1 This was the singular vow known as "the vow of the pheasant," from the fact that Philip placed his hand solemnly on a pheasant, which had been brought to him by his herald, and vowed that he would fight the Turks and challenge their sultan to single combat.

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  • Species of the pheasant and partridge are not uncommon, and the " guacharo " (Steatornis caripensis), once believed to inhabit Venezuela only, is found in Ecuador also.

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  • Among the larger birds are cranes, herons, the ibis, storks, eagles, vultures, falcons, hawks, kites, owls, the secretary birds, pelicans, flamingoes, wild duck and geese, gulls, and of game birds, the paauw, koraan, pheasant, partridge, guinea fowl and quail.

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  • Of the last there are two species, the kiji proper, a bird presenting no remarkable features, and the copper pheasant, a magnificent bird with plumage, of dazzling beauty.

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  • The pheasant does not occur in India Proper, though a white variety is found in Burma.

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  • In Hawaii and St Helena the ring-neck appears to have been the only pheasant introduced pure, but in the former the Japanese race (P. versicolor) is also naturalized.

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  • In eastern Tibet, on the Chinese border, varieties of the pheasant tribe abound, some of which are rare.

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  • The pheasant derives its name from the ancient name (Phasis) of the Rion.

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  • The beasts and fowls of warren were the hare, the coney, the pheasant and the partridge.

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