They are a member of the pheasant family and they were a featured dish at banquets in Ancient Rome, so....

Seriously, if you get one, I'll take some of the cinnamon-colored wing feathers. The biots make superb March Brown bodies. The brown and white speckled/patterned primaries make a usable substitute for bustard or Amherst pheasant, for the salmon tyers out there.

fiery, dependable, occasionally transcendent