Sounds lika a male golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus. It's very commonly kept in private collections.
Greg Toffic

>>> "Susi and Dale" <susidale at home.com> 10/19 4:19 PM >>>
Greetings Tweeters. I got the following message from a friend. I told her
that I suspect it is some exotic variety of pheasant which has escaped from
captivity. Anybody wanna comment on that please?

> >Subject: I have a bird question for Dale
> >Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 12:38:16 EDT
> >
> >We just moved out on the edge of Preist Point Park and have a private
mile
> >long driveway but there is a bird out there i have never seen before.It
is
> >almost knee height and has a yellow head,orange & black stiped neck,red
> >body
> >and long brown tail feathers.Have you ever heard of such a bird???Please
> >let
> >me know
> >
> >Sharon
>
>