. Birds. Birds. 276 TIMALTID^. tending down the. neck to the back ; ear-coverts grey ; back olive- brown ; exposed portions of the wings and tail yellowish brown ; chin whitish ; under parts pale fulvous, washed with olivaceous on the flanks and thighs. Colours of soft parts. Iris h'ght to deep hazel-brown ; bill plumbeous or livid brown, black on the culmen and base of the upper mandible, lower paler; legs and feet pale fleshy or livid â white. Measuvements. Total length about 125mm.; wing 56to HO mm ; tail about (50 mm. ; 20 mm.; culmen lO-o to 11'5 mm. Distribution. The lower h
. Birds. Birds. 276 TIMALTID^. tending down the. neck to the back ; ear-coverts grey ; back olive- brown ; exposed portions of the wings and tail yellowish brown ; chin whitish ; under parts pale fulvous, washed with olivaceous on the flanks and thighs. Colours of soft parts. Iris h'ght to deep hazel-brown ; bill plumbeous or livid brown, black on the culmen and base of the upper mandible, lower paler; legs and feet pale fleshy or livid â white. Measuvements. Total length about 125mm.; wing 56to HO mm ; tail about (50 mm. ; 20 mm.; culmen lO-o to 11'5 mm. Distribution. The lower hills of Nepal, JSikkim, Assam both jVorth and kSoiith of the Brahmaputra, Manipur, hills of Eastern Bengal, Chin Hills and Arrakan. Nidification. This little bird breeds principally between 1,500 and 3,000 feet, making a small ciip-shaped nest of grass and bamboo leaves lined A\ith finer grasses. In some cases a little other material may be mixed with the rest, such as dead leaves, a little dry moss, or chips of bracken frond. It is placed either. Fig. of A. n. iiepa/ensis. in a bush some 12inches to 4 feet fiom the ground or in a bamboo clump. The eggs number two to four and \ary in the most extra- ordinary manner. The following are common types:â(1) Pure white with sparse but bold dots and specks of deep purple; (2) white with innumerable specks of lilac-red; (3) white to pale pink with blotches and small spots of light red; (4) pale to salmon- pink with clouds and smears all over of reddish ; (5) pure white with a ring or cap of deep purple lines and hierogly])hics. The first three are the most connnon. Two hundred eggs average 18-4xl4-0mm. The breeding season lasts from April to July, May being the montii when most birds lay. Habits. The Nepal Bubbler may be found at all heights from a few imndred feet up to 4,000 feet but its favourite elevations are about half-way between the two. It gathers into small flocks in the winter, sometimes however keeping in ]niirs,
Size: 2509px × 996px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, booksubjectbirds, bookyear1922
