Sclater's Monal Lophophorus sclateri Chalcophasis sclateri

by John Gould

$2,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A fine image from John Gould's magnificent folio work 'The Birds of Asia'. 'Sclater's Monal occurs in the mountain regions of northern Assam, south-east Tibet, north-east Burma and Yunnan... The first account of the species was published by Jerdon in 1870... Sclater's Monal lives in dense conifer forests with an undergrowth of rhododendrons, up to an altitude of 10,000 feet.' A.Rutgers Birds of Asia 1969, p.25 . The intended geographical range of The Birds of Asia was

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