Abstract
The keeping of ornamental birds has a long tradition in Europe. With the increasing access to exotic animals during the eighteenth century, several new species entered the aviculture. Golden pheasants ( Chrysolophus pictus) were imported from China. The earliest record of its presence in Europe is from 1735 in England. A male golden pheasant was also kept by the Princess Louisa Ulrika at her estate outside Stockholm in the mid-1740s. When it died, it was presented to Carl Linnaeus who also gave it a scientific name and description. The Princess’ golden pheasant is the type specimen of the species.
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