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Centrocercus urophasianus
Sage Sage, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See Safe.] (Bot.) (a) A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage. (b) The sagebrush. Meadow sage (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia (S. pratensis) growing in meadows in Europe. Sage cheese, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which are added to the milk. Sage cock (Zo["o]l.), the male of the sage grouse; in a more general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse. Sage green, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves of garden sage. Sage grouse (Zo["o]l.), a very large American grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), native of the dry sagebrush plains of Western North America. Called also cock of the plains. The male is called sage cock, and the female sage hen. Sage hare, or Sage rabbit (Zo["o]l.), a species of hare (Lepus Nuttalli, or artemisia) which inhabits the arid regions of Western North America and lives among sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit. Sage hen (Zo["o]l.), the female of the sage grouse. Sage sparrow (Zo["o]l.), a small sparrow (Amphispiza Belli, var. Nevadensis) which inhabits the dry plains of the Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush. Sage thrasher (Zo["o]l.), a singing bird (Oroscoptes montanus) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western North America. Sage willow (Bot.), a species of willow (Salix tristis) forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green leaves.
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Jacana Jac"a*na`, n. [Cf. Sp. jacania.] (Zo["o]l.) Any of several wading birds belonging to the genus Jacana and several allied genera, all of which have spurs on the wings. They are able to run about over floating water weeds by means of their very long, spreading toes. Called also surgeon bird. Note: The most common South American species is Jacana spinosa. The East Indian or pheasant jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) is remarkable for having four very long, curved, middle tail feathers.

Meaning of Phasianus from wikipedia

- pheasants, Phasi**** colchicus mongolicus group Tarim pheasants, Phasi**** colchicus tarimensis group Chinese ring-necked pheasants, Phasi**** colchicus...
- pheasant genus Phasi**** in the family Phasianidae consists of two species. The genus name is Latin for pheasant. The genus Phasi**** was introduced in...
- media related to Phasi**** colchicus. Wikispecies has information related to Phasi**** colchicus. Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasi**** colchicus - USGS Patuxent...
- information related to Phasi**** versicolor. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phasi**** versicolor. gbwf.org - Green Pheasant (Phasi**** versicolor)...
- Opisthocomidae Genus: Opisthocomus Illiger, 1811 Species: O. hoazin Binomial name Opisthocomus hoazin (Müller, 1776) Range Synonyms Phasi**** hoazin Müller, 1776...
- Aegomorphus phasi**** is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1861. Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic...
- Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Phasi**** gallus. Linnaeus specified the type locality as "India orientali" but...
- 1832 (long-tailed pheasants) Chrysolophus Gray, 1834 (ruffed pheasants) Phasi**** Linnaeus, 1758 (true pheasants) Catreus Cabanis, 1851 (cheer pheasant)...
- Guiana. He used the French name Le faisan de la Guiane and the Latin Phasi**** guianensis. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform...
- 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Phasi**** meleagris. In 1764, Linnaeus moved the helmeted guineafowl to the new...