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 Lady Amherst Pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae
William Pitt Amherst, Governor General of India and husband of Sarah, was responsible for sending the first birds to London in the early 1800s.
Chrysolophus from the Greek word chryseos meaning golden and lophos, Greek for crest.
Status in Aviculture: Debated, pure Lady Amherst are considered rare, but census of breeders show this to be a very common aviary bird.
www.gbwf.org /pheasants/amherst.html   (792 words)

  
 Birds of the Falkland Islands - Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)
Birds of the Falkland Islands - Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)
Macaronis nest in Rockhopper colonies in the Falkland Islands due to their tiny population size.
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www.falklands.net /BirdGuideMacaroniPenguin.shtml   (241 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Iowa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Binomial name Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann, 1780 The White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known as the Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer found throughout the 48 contiguous states of the United States, southern Canada and as far south as Panama.
Genera Ithaginis Catreus Rheinartia Crossoptilon Lophura Argusianus Pucrasia Syrmaticus Chrysolophus Phasianus †See also partridge, quail Pheasants are a group of large birds in the order Galliformes.
Genera Coturnix Anurophasis Perdicula Ophrysia † See also Pheasant, Partridge, Grouse Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the Pheasant family Phasianidae.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Iowa   (8765 words)

  
 Macaroni penguin - Eudyptes chrysolophus: More Information - ARKive
Macaroni penguin - Eudyptes chrysolophus: More Information - ARKive
Green, M.G., Williams, R. and Green, K. (1998) Foraging ecology and diving behaviour of macaroni penguins Eudyptes chrysolophus at Heard Island.
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www.arkive.org /species/GES/birds/Eudyptes_chrysolophus/more_info.html   (1361 words)

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