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Impeyan, a. (n.)|ˈɪmpɪən|
Also Impeian.
[Named by Latham, 1787, after Sir Elijah and Lady Impey, who tried to bring living specimens of the bird to England.]
Impeyan pheasant: a kind of East Indian pheasant (Lophophorus impeyanus), with crested head; the male has plumage of brilliant metallic hues. The name is sometimes extended to other species of Lophophorus. b. Of or pertaining to this pheasant. c. as n. = Impeyan pheasant.
1870D. P. Blaine Encycl. Rur. Sports (ed. 3) §77 The Impeyan pheasant..called by the Indians the ‘ bird of gold’. 1889Pall Mall G. 8 Jan. 3/2 A store of Impeian, Argus, and Japanese pheasants. 1896Westm. Gaz. 16 Jan. 1/2 The large hat..was trimmed with shimmering impeyan feathers. |