[CT Birds] melanistic pheasant (Brian Kleinman)

[Glenn Williams]

Brian,

While birding at Barn Island on Oct 28 of this year
with a number of birders, we saw a very dark hen
pheasant.  A friend and former colleaugue raises
pheasants (for both the state and his hunting
preserve) and I have meant to ask him about pheasant
color morphs.  I do know that there are some
sex-linked color forms that are exploited to separate
male from female pheasants in situations where male
pheasants are more desired for hunting purposes.  I
don't remember the details, though.

Glenn Williams
Mystic



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