Phasianidae

ฟ้า fáa, usually 'sky, heavens, celestial, etc.', here has a special ornithological meaning of 'fancy, elegant, brightly coloured, etc.'

At the time these names were created they applied to the formerly broader interpretation of Polyplectron malacense. The Borneo Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron malacense schleiermacheri) is now considered a full species Polyplectron schleiermacheri with a new Indonesian name: Kuau-kerdil Kalimantan 'Borneo dwarf-peacockpheasant'.

Selanting (written variously as selanting, saulanting, and lanting) is an old name for Rhizothera longirostris, but the etymology of the name remains unclear.

Chantaburi is a province in SE Thailand near Cambodia.

Sang seruk (sangseruk, sangserok, sangserut, or sengsurit) is an old name for a single partridge species, variously identified as Caloperdix oculeus, Arborophila charltonii, or Arborophila campbelli (the only three species in these genera in the W Malaysia-Singapore area). In ornithological Malaysian it has been common (but not universal) to use sang seruk in the names of all three species.

Most of the partridges have distinctive whistling calls, but siul (also mersiul) 'whistler' became an early ornithological species-name for Rollulus roulroul alone. An effort was made (24, 25) to insert siul into the names for most birds called 'partridges' in English. However, in more recent phasianid names siul is once again restricted to Rollulus roulroul.

Bertam palms (Eugeissona tristis) are economically useful, and the Malay name bertam has been borrowed into English. Bertam forms a dense thorny thicket which provides food and shelter for wildlife.

Beroga (written variously as beroga, biruga, borga, and burga) is used with ayam 'fowl/chicken' as an alternate name for 'junglefowl'.

Mata merah 'red-eyed' is an old descriptive name for crestless fireback pheasant and can occur either with burung or ayam.
Mata mera was accidentally transposed to merah mata in one old publication and the error has been recopied in (24) and elsewhere.

(28) has suggested Ayam Pegar 'crestedfireback fowl/chicken' as a genus-name for Lophura and accordingly has modified this old name by inserting pegar.

Kuang is an onomatopoetic rendition of the call of Argusianus argus and generally came to be used in the names of the arguses and peacock-pheasants.
In Malaysian only, kuang has been extended to include any pheasant and is now the usual Malaysian translation for English 'pheasant'.

Pegar (written variously as pegar or begar) is an old name for crested fireback pheasant and can occur either with burung or ayam. Ayam Pegar 'crestedfireback fowl/chicken' has recently been suggested (28) as a genus-name for Lophura.

This name was meant to be the Malaysian translation of English 'common pheasant'. Biasa 'common' was erroneously replaced by bayas 'palm species' in (24).

The 鸞 / 鸾 luán, Japanese 鸞 ran, is a mythical Chinese bird similar to the phoenix.

แว่น wâeen 'lens; glasses, spectacles' is also a numeral classifier for disk-shaped objects. Here it refers to the ocelli on the tails of peacock-pheasants rather than to the eyes on the head.

孔雀 kǒngquè is an ancient name that is only partly analysable. 孔 has many meanings, including 'hole', 'cave' (modern dialect), 'beautiful', and 'splendid', as well as being the surname of Confucius. Whatever the original meaning, here it is simply part of the bird's name. 雀 què originally meant 'sparrow' but is now used in the names of all kinds of small birds, notably finches. Its use in the name of such a large bird is anomalous from the point of view of modern usage.

Cay has been borrowed from French caille in order to ornithologically distinguish the phasianid quails (Cay) from the turnicid quails, which have been assigned the traditional quail name of Cun cút.

世界鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2002年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002

世界鸟类名称（拉丁文、汉文、英文对照）第二版 郑作新等 科学出版社 北京 2002年
Birds of the World (Latin, Chinese and English Names) 2nd ed. by Cheng Tso-Hsin et al, Science Press, Beijing 2002

Danh Lục Chim Việt Nam (In lần thứ hai) (Checklist of the Birds of Vietnam) Võ Quý, Nguyễn Cử, Nhà Xuất Bản Nông Nghiệp, Hà Nội 1999

Chim Việt Nam Nguyễn Cử, Lê Trọng Trải, Karen Phillipps; Nhà Xuất Bản Lao Động - Xã Hội, 2000

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List of the Names of Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Southeast Asia by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 1981

Previously online version of: Senarai Nama-nama Burung Semenanjung Malaysia dan Asia Tenggara by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Perhilitan (Jabatam Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara, Semenanjung Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur 1981
List of the Names of Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Southeast Asia by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 1981

The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula: Vol. 1 - Non-passerines by Wells, David R., Academic Press, London 1999

A Field Guide to the Birds of West Malaysia and Singapore by Jeyarajasingam, Allen and Alan Pearson, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1999

A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore (second edition) by Jeyarajasingham, Allen, Illustrations by Alan Pearson, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2012

A Field Guide to the Birds of Java and Bali (second edition) by MacKinnon, John, Gadjah Mada University Press, Yogyakarta 1990

Burung Nusantara checklist of Birds of Indonesia

Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009