ring-necked pheasant

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A widely distributed game bird (Phasianus colchicus) native to Eurasia and introduced elsewhere, the male of which has a long pointed tail, brightly colored plumage, and a white ring around the neck.

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• noun common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring