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LOPHOPHORUS. MONAUL. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum basi glabrum, eras- 

 sum, supra couvexum, ver- 

 sus apicem valde aduncum. 



Nares basales, laterales, mem- 

 brana plumosa superne se- 

 miclausse. 



Orbitae carunculatae nudse. 



Pedes tetradactyli, validi ; 



tarsi supra pluraati, (maris 



valde calcarati.) 

 Cauda rotundata, brevis, de- 



clivis, rectricibus quatuor- 



decim. 

 Caput cristatum. 



LOPHOPHORUS. Temminck. 

 MONAULUS. Vieillot. 

 PHASIANUS. Lath. 



JL HE splendid Impeyan Pheasant of Latham 

 forms the only species known of the present 

 genus, which possesses the following characters : 

 the upper mandible of the beak is very stout 



Beak smooth at its base, 

 thickened, above convex, 

 towards the tip greatly 

 bent down. 



Nostrils basal, lateral, above- 

 half closed with a plumose 

 membrane. 



Orbits carunculated and 

 naked. 



Feet four-toed, strong; the 

 tarsi feathered above, (of 

 the male greatly spurred.) 



Tail rounded, short, bent 

 down, consisting of four- 

 teen feathers. 



Head crested. 



