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The female ( hen ) is much less showy, with a duller mottled brown plumage similar to that of the female Common Pheasant.

She is darker and more slender than the hen of that species, with a proportionately longer tail ( half her 60 – 80 cm length ).

The female's breast and sides are barred buff and blackish brown, and the abdomen is plain buff.

She has a buff face and throat.

Some abnormal females may later in their lifetime get some male plumage.

Lower legs and feet are a dull yellow.