Lady Amherst's pheasant
noun
Lady Am·herst's pheasant
-ˈam(ˌ)ərs(t)s-
: a pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) native to western China and Tibet and having a green crown, red crest, and black-barred white cape and a white breast and abdomen
Word History
Etymology
after Sarah E. Lady Amherst †1876 British amateur naturalist
First Known Use
1844, in the meaning defined above