Any one of several species of Asiatic pheasants of the
   genus Ceriornis. They are brilliantly colored with a variety of tints,
   the back and breast are usually covered with white or buff ocelli, and
   the head is ornamented with two bright-colored, fleshy wattles. The
   crimson tragopan, or horned pheasant (C. satyra), of India is one of
   the best-known species.