Five Rings?

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5.

On the fifth day of Christmas,

My true love sent to me

Five golden rings.

Four calling birds,

Three French hens,

Two turtle-doves and

A partridge in a pear tree.

After sending birds for four days, why would someone suddenly send rings? And what would the loved one do with five rings at one time?
As Mike of 10000birds.com convincingly suggests, the golden rings are actually ring-necked birds.

ring-necked pheasant der Ringfasan 

Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), Fasan - Bildquelle: Lukasz Lukasik

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