The `typical` pheasant genus Phasianus in the family Phasianidae consists of at least one species. Both Phasianus and `pheasant` comes from the Greek word phāsiānos, meaning `(bird) of the Phasis`. Phasis is the ancient name of the main river of western Georgia, currently called the Rioni. The common pheasant (P. colchicus) has about thirt... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phasianus