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and much arched, and it greatly exceeds the 

 lower in length, and has a groove its whole length ; 

 it is somewhat square towards the point, and the 

 inner part is greatly excavated : the under man- 

 dible is almost hidden by the edges of the upper : 

 the legs are strong and nervous : the feathers of 

 the thighs are prolonged over the joints of the 

 knees, and reach nearly to the base of the spur, 

 which is very strong : the claws are very long and 

 arched. 



IMPEYAN MONAUL. 



4 



(Lophophorus refulgens.) 



Lo. corpore supra pennis splendide purpureis, marginc tcneo 



vestitis ; subtus nigro, nitore acneo ; crista in vertice, scapis 



erectis, apice rhombeis ; caudd cinnamomed pland rotundatd. 



(Femina, corpore Jusco-undulato ; caudd breviore ; sub oculis 



fascia alba.) 



MonaMl with the body above clothed with splendid purple 

 feathers, edged with aeneous; beneath black, glossed with 

 brassy ; the crown crested j the shafts of the crest erect, and 

 their tips rhomboid; the tail cinnamon-colour, plain, and 

 rounded. (Female with the body undulated with brown ; the 

 tail short ; beneath the eyes a white fascia.) 



Phasianus Impeyanus. Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 632. 11. 



Lophophorus refulgens. Temm. Gall. Ind. 673. 



Lophophore resplendissant. Temm. Pig. et Gall. 2. 355. 



Impeyan Pheasant. Lath. Syn. Sup. 208. pi. 1 14. 



