^rder  V.  GALLINiE. 
Family  III.  Phasianid.®. 
The  fifth  Subfamily, 
LOPHOPHORINuE,  or  Monauls, 
t ave  the  Bill  moderate,  broad  at  the  base,  and  the  tip  of  the  upper  mandible  projecting  over  the  lower ; 
e Jsostrils  partly  exposed,  and  partly  covered  with  feathers  and  a membranous  shield;  the  Wings 
^ e , the  Tail  ample ; the  Tarsi  short,  strong,  and  covered  with  divided  shields ; the  Toes 
*^116  , and  the  lateral  ones  united  with  the  middle  one  ; the  Claws  short  and  curved.  Lores 
clothed  with  smaU  feathers. 
Lophophorus  Temm.^ 
the  1^^  broad  at  the  base,  and  somewhat  depressed,  the  upper  mandible  much  curved  over 
^ or,  with  the  culmen  and  lateral  margins  arched ; the  nostrils  basal,  lateral,  and  partly  hidden  by 
and  ^ ^ombrane  and  a membranous  covering.  Wings  with  the  first  three  quills  equally  graduated, 
orter  than  the  fourth  and  fifth,  Avhich  are  the  longest.  Tail  ample  and  rounded.  Tarsi  the 
with  ^ddle  toe,  strong  and  scuteUated  in  front,  with  divided  broad  scales  ; the  males  armed 
j spur.  Toes  lengthened,  the  lateral  ones  equal  and  united  at  the  base  with  the  middle  toe  ; 
toe  elevated  and  short ; the  claws  moderate  and  curved. 
The  ' 
birds  are  of  this  genus  is  a most  abundant  bird  in  the  inner  ranges  of  the  Himalayah  Mountains.  These 
durino' m wing  rajjidly  down  the  Khad,  uttering  a loud  and  musical  whistle,  wliich  they  quickly  repeat 
or  stone  /descent,  until  they  again  alight.  They  are  very  fond  of  perching  themselves  on  the  top  of  some  bare  rock 
Sot  near  h thence  survey  the  ground  around  them.  In  the  morning  and  evening,  ■while  feeding,  it  is  difficult  to 
lazily  re  ^ wary ; but  the  best  time  to  shoot  them  is  dm-ing  the  heat  of  the  day,  when  they  arc 
*•0  mak  among  the  brushwood  covers  and  are  unwilling  to  rise,  thus  allo'wing  the  sportsmen  to  come  near  enough 
Parti'cul^  certain  of  bringing  these  splendid  birds  down.  It  is  generally  readily  known  whether  they  arc  in  any 
of  bulb^'^  ^cc^bties,  by  noticing  the  holes  that  they  have  made  in  the  ground  in  search  of  their  food,  which  consists 
scaroni  “®ects.  The  males  are  three  years  in  attaining  then-  showy  plumage,  being,  when  first  fledged, 
to  be  dklingoUM  from  the  femaje. 
PUo/sjy""  Vlelll.  G.I.  Je.  01..  t.  201.  — Pha«iana.  curviro.lrls  «*«•,  lev.  Mu.,  pi.  p.  10«. ; Lopliophotu.  refulgeus  Tmm. 
■ ^13.,  Gould’s  Cent,  of  Birds,  pi.  60,  6l. 
Tetraogallus  Gray.\ 
j moderate,  broad  at  the  base,  with  the  culmen  arched  to  the  tip,  which  overlaps  that  of  the  lower 
C)  the  sides  compressed,  and  the  lateral  margins  straight,  but  curved  close  to  the  tip;  the  nostiils 
™ mi5  {Pig.et  Gan.  Hi.  p.  673.)  by  M.  Temininck.  In  1816,  Vieillot  proposed  Monaulus 
^ ®®*^ablished  1?  Impeyanus.  These  were  all  founded  on  the  same  species. 
^^^otschoulskv  f Lq  \ (1833-1834)  the  Illustrations  of  Indian  Zoology.  M 
y 1 89)  are  coequal  with  the  one  employed. 
in  1822,  Dr.  Flemming 
Megaloperdiic  of  M.  Gebler  and  Chourtha  of 
