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Caption : LUCKNOW, 04/04/2008: A RARE PHENOMENON: A pair of silver pheasants in Lucknow Zoo on April 04, 2008. A curious change has been observed in the female bird. Normally the female pheasant is a little brownish, but the female of the species seen here in the foreground has white feathers. The zoo director, Renu Singh, told The Hindu that this pair has been in captivity for more than 20 years now. No one knows how the sudden change has come about. Photo: Subir Roy Lucknow:04/04/2008:Rare Phenomenon: In Lucknow zoo on Friday in a pair of silver pheasant a phenotypical change has been observed in the female bird, normally the female birds are little brownish, inthe foreground of the picture female has white colur feathers, with crown inthe head and almost simillar tail with the male bird inthe background. The zoo director Renu Singh told The Hindu the pair of birds are in captive for more than twenty years, suddenly the change has been observed by the keeper, however there is no genotypical change has been observed in the birds.Photo;- Subir Roy