- Any one of several species of Asiatic pheasants of the
genus Ceriornis. They are brilliantly colored with a variety of tints,
the back and breast are usually covered with white or buff ocelli, and
the head is ornamented with two bright-colored, fleshy wattles. The
crimson tragopan, or horned pheasant (C. satyra), of India is one of
the best-known species.
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