IMPEYAN MONAUL. 



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the beak and bare space round the eye as in the 

 male : the general colour of the plumage brown j 

 the middle of each feather paler, or buff-coloured, 

 mottled and barred with dark brown, appearing 

 not greatly different from the back of the Great- 

 eared Owl : beneath the eye is a broad dusky white 

 band : the prime quills are black ; the second 

 quills barred black and ferruginous : the tail very 

 short, hardly exceeding the quills in length ; the 

 colour of the feathers of it similar to the back : 

 the legs as in the male, but furnished with a blunt 

 knob in place of the spur/' 



These birds inhabit the northern parts of In- 

 doostan, but in no great abundance, being brought 

 from the hills of those parts to Calcutta, as cu- 

 riosities. They are wild, but will readily submit 

 to confinement. Lady Impey attempted to bring 

 over with her some of them to England, but they 

 perished on their passage : the food given thenl 

 was rice in the husk : they bear cold, but are 

 impatient of heat. The cock was never observed 

 to crow, but had a strong hoarse cackle, not unlike 

 that of a Pheasant : it is called by some the 

 Golden Fowl^ by others MonauL 



