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Long-tailed cock (nagaodori)
This magnificent bird is a member of the Phasianidae (pheasant) family. Its crowning glory is its tail, which may be up to 6m long-a result of deliberate cross-breeding during the Edo period when nagaodori were prized ornamental birds. The breed was further refined after the mid-19th century,during the Meiji period. The plumage of the long-tailed cock of modern times is purplish, white, copper or black. The nagaodori is a protected species and a special natural monument.