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Crow pheasant Crow Crow, n. [AS. cr?we a crow (in sense 1); akin to D.
kraai, G. kr?e; cf. Icel. kr?ka crow. So named from its cry,
from AS. cr?wan to crow. See Crow, v. i. ]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus,
having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It
has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw.
Note: The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is C.
corone. The common American crow is C. Americanus.
See Carrion crow, and Illustr., under Carrion.
2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron
used as a lever; a crowbar.
Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight Unto my
cell. --Shak.
3. The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.
Carrion crow. See under Carrion.
Crow blackbird (Zo["o]l.), an American bird (Quiscalus
quiscula); -- called also purple grackle.
Crow pheasant (Zo["o]l.), an Indian cuckoo; the common
coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See
Coucal.
Crow shrike (Zo["o]l.), any bird of the genera
Gymnorhina, Craticus, or Strepera, mostly from
Australia.
Red-legged crow. See Crough.
As the crow flies, in a direct line.
To pick a crow, To pluck a crow, to state and adjust a
difference or grievance (with any one).
Impeyan pheasant Impeyan pheasant Im"pey*an pheas"ant [From Lady Impey, who
attempted to naturalize the bird in England.] (Zo["o]l.)
An Indian crested pheasant of the genus Lophophorus.
Several species are known. Called also monaul, monal.
Note: They are remarkable for the bright color and brilliant
matallic hues of their plumage. The best known species
(L. Impeyanus) has the neck of a brilliant metallic
red, changing to golden yellow in certain lights.
lyre pheasant Lyre bird Lyre" bird` (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of two or three species of Australian birds of the
genus Menura. The male is remarkable for having the sixteen
tail feathers very long and, when spread, arranged in the
form of a lyre. The common lyre bird (Menura superba),
inhabiting New South Wales, is about the size of a grouse.
Its general color is brown, with rufous color on the throat,
wings, tail coverts and tail. Called also lyre pheasant and
lyre-tail.
native pheasant Leipoa Lei*po"a (l[-i]*p[=o]"[.a]), n. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of Australian gallinaceous birds including but a
single species (Leipoa ocellata), about the size of a
turkey. Its color is variegated, brown, black, white, and
gray. Called also native pheasant.
Note: It makes large mounds of sand and vegetable material,
in which its eggs are laid to be hatched by the heat of
the decomposing mass.
pheasant Ruffed Ruffed, a.
Furnished with a ruff.
Ruffed grouse (Zo["o]l.), a North American grouse (Bonasa
umbellus) common in the wooded districts of the Northern
United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black
feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the
loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season.
Called also tippet grouse, partridge, birch
partridge, pheasant, drummer, and white-flesher.
ruffed lemur (Zo["o]l.), a species of lemur (lemur
varius) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the
head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called
also ruffed maucaco.
Pheasant Pheasant Pheas"ant, n. [OE. fesant, fesaunt, OF. faisant,
faisan, F. faisan, L. phasianus, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the Phasian
bird, pheasant, fr. ? a river in Colchis or Pontus.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large
gallinaceous birds of the genus Phasianus, and many
other genera of the family Phasianid[ae], found chiefly
in Asia.
pheasant wood Partridge Par"tridge, n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF.
pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. ?.]
(Zo["o]l.)
1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of
the genus Perdix and several related genera of the
family Perdicid[ae], of the Old World. The partridge is
noted as a game bird.
Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. --Chaucer.
Note: The common European, or gray, partridge (Perdix
cinerea) and the red-legged partridge (Caccabis
rubra) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known
species.
2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging
to Colinus, and allied genera. [U.S.]
Note: Among them are the bobwhite (Colinus Virginianus) of
the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge
(Oreortyx pictus) of California; the Massena
partridge (Cyrtonyx Montezum[ae]); and the California
partridge (Callipepla Californica).
3. The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus). [New Eng.]
Bamboo partridge (Zo["o]l.), a spurred partridge of the
genus Bambusicola. Several species are found in China
and the East Indies.
Night partridge (Zo["o]l.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.]
Painted partridge (Zo["o]l.), a francolin of South Africa
(Francolinus pictus).
Partridge berry. (Bot.)
(a) The scarlet berry of a trailing american plant
(Mitchella repens) of the order Rubiace[ae],
having roundish evergreen leaves, and white fragrant
flowers sometimes tinged with purple, growing in pairs
with the ovaries united, and producing the berries
which remain over winter; also, the plant itself.
(b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen (Gaultheria
procumbens); also, the plant itself.
Partridge dove (Zo["o]l.) Same as Mountain witch, under
Mountain.
Partridge pea (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb
(Cassia Cham[ae]crista), common in sandy fields in the
Eastern United States.
Partridge shell (Zo["o]l.), a large marine univalve shell
(Dolium perdix), having colors variegated like those of
the partridge.
Partridge wood
(a) A variegated wood, much esteemed for cabinetwork. It
is obtained from tropical America, and one source of
it is said to be the leguminous tree Andira inermis.
Called also pheasant wood.
(b) A name sometimes given to the dark-colored and
striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for
walking sticks and umbrella handles.
Sea partridge (Zo["o]l.), an Asiatic sand partridge
(Ammoperdix Bonhami); -- so called from its note.
Snow partridge (Zo["o]l.), a large spurred partridge
(Lerwa nivicola) which inhabits the high mountains of
Asia.
Spruce partridge. See under Spruce.
Wood partridge, or Hill partridge (Zo["o]l.), any small
Asiatic partridge of the genus Arboricola.
Pheasantry Pheasantry Pheas"ant*ry, n. [Cf. F. faisanderie.]
A place for keeping and rearing pheasants. --Gwilt.
royal pheasant Hocco Hoc"co, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The crested curassow; -- called also royal pheasant. See
Curassow.
Sea pheasant Sea pheasant Sea" pheas"ant (Zo["o]l.)
The pintail duck.
Silver pheasant Silver Sil"ver, a.
1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver
leaf; a silver cup.
2. Resembling silver. Specifically:
(a) Bright; resplendent; white. ``Silver hair.' --Shak.
Others, on silver lakes and rivers, bathed Their
downy breast. --Milton.
(b) Precious; costly.
(c) Giving a clear, ringing sound soft and clear. ``Silver
voices.' --Spenser.
(d) Sweet; gentle; peaceful. ``Silver slumber.'
--Spenser.
American silver fir (Bot.), the balsam fir. See under
Balsam.
Silver age (Roman Lit.), the latter part (a. d. 14-180) of
the classical period of Latinity, -- the time of writers
of inferior purity of language, as compared with those of
the previous golden age, so-called.
Silver-bell tree (Bot.), an American shrub or small tree
(Halesia tetraptera) with white bell-shaped flowers in
clusters or racemes; the snowdrop tree.
Silver bush (Bot.), a shrubby leguminous plant (Anthyllis
Barba-Jovis) of Southern Europe, having silvery foliage.
Silver chub (Zo["o]l.), the fallfish.
Silver eel. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The cutlass fish.
(b) A pale variety of the common eel.
Silver fir (Bot.), a coniferous tree (Abies pectinata)
found in mountainous districts in the middle and south of
Europe, where it often grows to the height of 100 or 150
feet. It yields Burgundy pitch and Strasburg turpentine.
Silver foil, foil made of silver.
Silver fox (Zo["o]l.), a variety of the common fox (Vulpes
vulpes, variety argenteus) found in the northern parts
of Asia, Europe, and America. Its fur is nearly black,
with silvery tips, and is highly valued. Called also
black fox, and silver-gray fox.
Silver gar. (Zo["o]l.) See Billfish
(a) .
Silver grain (Bot.), the lines or narrow plates of cellular
tissue which pass from the pith to the bark of an
exogenous stem; the medullary rays. In the wood of the oak
they are much larger than in that of the beech, maple,
pine, cherry, etc.
Silver grebe (Zo["o]l.), the red-throated diver. See
Illust. under Diver.
Silver hake (Zo["o]l.), the American whiting.
Silver leaf, leaves or sheets made of silver beaten very
thin.
Silver lunge (Zo["o]l.), the namaycush.
Silver moonfish.(Zo["o]l.) See Moonfish
(b) .
Silver moth (Zo["o]l.), a lepisma.
Silver owl (Zo["o]l.), the barn owl.
Silver perch (Zo["o]l.), the mademoiselle, 2.
Silver pheasant (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
beautiful crested and long-tailed Asiatic pheasants, of
the genus Euplocamus. They have the tail and more or
less of the upper parts silvery white. The most common
species (E. nychtemerus) is native of China.
Silver plate, domestic utensils made of silver.
Water pheasant Water pheasant Wa"ter pheas"ant (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The pintail. See Pintail, n., 1.
(b) The goosander.
(c) The hooded merganser.
