The Key to Scientific Names
Edited by James A. Jobling
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- Lophofera
(Phasianidae; syn. Lophophorus † Himalayan Monal L. impejanus) Gr. λοφος lophos crest; L. -fera -carrying < ferre to carry; "Cheeks naked. 4. LOPHURA. Tail vertical, with the middle feather arched. Phasianus ignitus. 5. LOPHOFERA. Tail horizontal. Phasianus Impyanus." (Fleming 1822); "Lophofera Fleming, 1822, Philosophy of Zoology, II, p. 230. Type, by monotypy, Phasianus impyanus, i.e. Phasianus impejanus Latham, 1790." (JAJ 2021) (see Lophura).
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