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monaul|mɒˈnɔːl|
Also monal, minaul, -al, moonaul, menall.
[‘Hind. munāl or monāl (it seems to be in no dictionary)’ (Yule).]
The Anglo-Indian name for the Impeyan pheasant (Lophophorus Impeyanus). (See also quot. 1864.)
1787Latham Synopsis Birds Suppl. 209 Impeyan Pheasant... Sir Elijah [Impey] informs me, that these birds are known in India by the name of Monaul. 1858–9Russell Diary India (1860) II. 164 They had only killed a few splendid minaul (monal, menall—les trois se disent), and another kind of pheasant called coqplass. 1864Jerdon Birds of India III. (II. ii.) 510 Lophophorus Impeyanus Latham... The Monaul Pheasant. Ibid. 516 Ceriornis satyra, Linnæus... ‘Monaul’ popularly by Europeans at Darjeeling, or Argus Pheasant. 1895Kipling 2nd Jungle Bk. 39 The villagers..saw the minaul, the Himalayan pheasant, blazing in her best colours. |