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LOPHOPHORUS. MONAUL. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum basi glabrum, eras- 

 sum, supra convexum, ver- 

 sus apicem valde aduncum. 



Nareshasaies, laterales, mem- 

 brana plumosa superne se- 

 miclausae. 



Orbitce carunculatae nudae. 



Pedes tetradactyli, validi ; 



tarsi supra plumati, (maris 



valde calcarati.) 

 Cauda rotundata, brevis, de- 



clivis, rectricibus quatuor- 



decim. 

 Caput cristatum. 



BeaJc 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. 



LopHOPHORUs. TemmincJc. 

 MoNAULUs. Vieillot. 

 Phasianus. Lath. 



The 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 



