Pheasant

Pheasant

(dietotherapy materia medica)

[synonyms] Zhai (Shangshu), mountain Pheasant (Erya), Zhai chicken, mountain Pheasant (Qinjing), long tailed Pheasant (Chinese animal atlas? Birds).

[source] it is the meat of pheasant.

[animal morphology] long tailed pheasant, also known as white crowned pheasant.

The body length is about 150 cm. The male has gorgeous plumage, white head and neck, and a black circle around his forehead, eyes and back: his iris is reddish brown, and there is a white spot at the moment. The mouth is short and firm with green base. The upper body is brown with black narrow margin; the upper wing is covered with white feather with black and chestnut margin; the secondary flight feather is black brown with white spots and the tip is brown; the primary flight feather is dark brown with white or brown spots; the tail feather has 20 pieces, 2 pairs of special length in the center, silver white, with most black and chestnut horizontal spots, and the feather margin turns to scarlet. There is a black belt between the throat and the chest; the feathers on the chest and the flank are white, mixed with black spots, and have a thick miliary broad edge; the central part of the abdomen and the covert under the tail are black. The feet are short and healthy. The feet, toes and claws are angular brown. The female's feather color is far less gorgeous than the male's, and the tail is also short, which is only 1 / 3 of the male's.

It lives in high mountains with many forests. Good at running and flying. Often in groups. It is distributed in the northern and central mountainous areas of China.

[nature and taste] Compendium: "sweet, flat, with little poison. "

[function and indications] 1. Meng Shen: "the five zang organs can't breathe, so he can't eat soup. "

② "Compendium": "fried food, Buzhong Yiqi. "