"Phasis" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... bird comes originally from the East, and takes its name from the river Phasis, in Colchis, Asia Minor, whence it was first brought to Europe by the Argonauts. The pheasant is one of the most beautiful of all fowls, and can only be rivalled by the peacock. The shifting hues upon his neck, and the brilliant scarlet and black ...
— Mamma's Stories about Birds • Anonymous (AKA the author of "Chickseed without Chickweed") |
