Phasianella (fa"sianela)

[NL. (Lamarck), fem. dim. of L. phasianus, pheasant: see pheas ant.] The typical genus of Phasiarellidæ, containing shells brilliantly polished and colored, calling to mind the tints of a pheasant, and hence called pheasant - shells. Phasianellidæ (fa"si-a-nel'i-dē), n. pl. [NL., gastropods; the pheasant- USD shells. They are generally ranked as a subfamily, called Phasianel linæ, of the family Turbinidæ. They are distinguished by their nacreous shell. The species abound chiefly in the Australian seas. Phasianidæ (fa-si-an'i-dē), n. pl. [NL., Pheasant-shell ( Phasia nella imperial is).. IMG:content-0019.jpg:[blocks in formation] ing types are Pavo and Poly plectron, the peacocks and peacock-pheasants; Argus or Argus i an us, the argus-pheasants; Phasianus, the common pheasants, such as have been introduced in Europe; Chrysolophus or Thaumalea, the golden and Amherstian pheasants; Pucrasia, the pucras pheasants; Cro optilon, the eared or snow pheasants; Euplocamus, the macartneys, firebacks, kaleeges, and sil ver pheasants; Lophophorus, the monauls or impeyans; Ceriornis, the tragopans, satyrs, or horned pheasants; Gallus, the domestic cock and hen, descended from the jungle-fowl; It hag in is, the blood-pheasants; Meleagris, the turkeys of America; and Numida, Gutter a, Acryllium, Agelastes, and Phasidus, genera of African guinea-fowls. These genera are by Elliot grouped in fewer than eight subfamilies- Pav on in a, Lophophorinæ, Meleagrina, Phasianinæ, Euplocaminæ, Gallinæ, Agelast inæ, and Nu mid inæ. See further under Phasianus and pheasant. Phasianinæ (fā"si-a-ni'nē), n. pl. [NL.,