Denmark
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
(L21-35" WS 31" WT 2.5 lbs)
Norsminde
06Jun2006
Five-hundred pheasants were released in front of
Cheney and his men; and the ten-man hunting
party killed 417 of the birds. Vice President
Cheney alone shot over 70 pheasants.
Cheney and his men; and the ten-man hunting
party killed 417 of the birds. Vice President
Cheney alone shot over 70 pheasants.
The birds were then plucked and vacuum-packed
in time for Cheney‘s afternoon flight back to
Washington, DC.
in time for Cheney‘s afternoon flight back to
Washington, DC.
(KDKA Pittsburgh)
Among the world’s most popular
game birds...numbers are declining...
ring-necked refers to a subspecies.
game birds...numbers are declining...
ring-necked refers to a subspecies.
Phasianus is Latin for
pheasant; colchicus is
Latin for a country on
the eastern shore of the
Black Sea.
pheasant; colchicus is
Latin for a country on
the eastern shore of the
Black Sea.
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Society
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