LADY AMHERST'S PHEASANT


Meaning of LADY AMHERST'S PHEASANT in English

-ˈam(ˌ)ərs(t)s- noun

Usage: usually capitalized L&A

Etymology: after Sarah E. Lady Amherst died 1876 British amateur naturalist

: a pheasant ( Chrysolophus amherstiae ) native to western China and Tibet and having a green crown, red crest, and black-barred white cape and a white breast and abdomen

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