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Definition of Monaul
1. Noun. Brilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asia.
Definition of Monaul
1. monal [n -S] - See also: monal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monaul
Literary usage of Monaul
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of India: Being Descriptions of All the Species by Thomas Claverhill Jerdon (1864)
"Among the Pheasants, I include the monaul, the Horned Pheasants, ... I shall
commence the series with the monaul, which, ..."
2. The Indian Forester (1902)
"It is worth knowing, considering how many people now reside in the hills for long
periods, that the monaul is capable of complete domestication ; the birds ..."
3. Shooting by Horatio Gordon Hutchinson (1903)
"This does not encourage the idea that the monaul would be a valuable ... Among the
latest accounts of monaul shooting we quote the following from Mr. TW ..."
4. The Valley of Kashmír by Walter Roper Lawrence (1895)
"The monaul Pheasant (Kashmiri, male Sunal or Sana ' Murg ' ; female ... The monaul
is well distributed in the upper forests, but one never sees any great ..."
5. Pheasants: Their Natural History and Practical Management by William Bernhard Tegetmeier (1897)
"When feeding quietly and in security the monaul has a sweet mellow call—a ...
The monaul breeds towards the end of spring. The courtship is carried on in ..."
6. The Birds of India: Being a Natural History of All the Birds Known to by Thomas Claverhill Jerdon (1864)
"The monaul roosts in the larger forest trees, but in summer when near or above their
... The monaul has lately bred in the Zoological Gardens of London, ..."
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