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GALLlX.i:. 



SUB-FAMILY V. 



LOPHOPHORINiE. ' 



The Monmds. 



Gen. Chakac. — Bill moderate, broad at the base, and the tip of the upper 

 mandible projecting over the lower ; the nostrils partly exposed and partly 

 covered with feathers and a membranous shield ; the wings moderate; the 

 tail ample; the tarsi short, strong, and covered with divided shields; the 

 toes lensthened, and the lateral ones united with the middle one ; the claws 

 short and curved ; lores clothed with small feathers. 



Fig. 150. — THE MONAUL, OE IMPEYAN PHEASANT. 



(LopJiophorus Impei/anus.) 



The single species constituting this sub-family is 

 abundant in the inner margins of the Himalaya 

 Mountains. When disturbed^ these birds take wing 



* \6(pog, lophos, crest; (pipw, pliero, to carry ; Crest-bearer. 



