"pəzˈɛst ʌv sˌoʊ mˈɛni stɹˈaɪkɪŋ kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪks, ɪt wʊd biː ˈiːzi tə fˈaɪnd ɐn ɐpɹˈoʊpɹɪət nˈeɪm fɔːɹ sˌoʊ mˈɑːɹkt ɐ spˈiːsiːz; bˌʌt ˌɔn ɡlˈænsɪŋ dˌaʊn ðə lˈɪst ʌv fˈɛzənts aɪ fˈaɪnd ðæt nˌɑːt wˈʌn bˈɛɹz ðə nˈeɪm ʌv ˈɛlɪət; ænd ɪt stɹˈaɪks mˌiː ɪt wʊd biː ɹˈɔŋ tʊ ɐlˈaʊ hɪz mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt wˈɜːk ɔnðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt tə klˈoʊz wɪðˌaʊt ðə fˈɪɡjɚɹ əvə bˈɜːd dˈɛdᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd tə hɪmsˈɛlf" ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv kˈɑːmən nˈeɪmz fɚðə spˈiːsiːz ɪŋklˈuːd tʃaɪnˈiːz bˈɑːɹbˈækt fˈɛzənt ænd tʃaɪnˈiːz bˈɑːɹdbˈækt fˈɛzənt.
"Possessed of so many striking characteristics, it would be easy to find an appropriate name for so marked a species; but on glancing down the list of Pheasants I find that not one bears the name of Elliot; and it strikes me it would be wrong to allow his magnificent work on the subject to close without the figure of a bird dedicated to himself" Alternative common names for the species include Chinese bar-backed pheasant and Chinese barred-backed pheasant.