. Birds. Birds. Pig. 1.—Terpsiphone paradisi. Family MUSCICAPID^. The intrinsic muscles of the syrinx fixed to the ends of the bronchial semi-rings; the edges of both mandibles smooth, the upper one simply notched ; hinder aspect of tarsus smooth, com- posed of two entire longitudinal laminse; wing with ten pri- maries ; tongue non-tubular ; nostrils clear of the line of forehead, the lower edge of the nostril nearer to the commissure than the upper edge is to the culmen; plumage of the nestling mottled or squamated; nostrils covered more or less by long curly hairs; rectrices twelve; tarsi sh
. Birds. Birds. Pig. 1.—Terpsiphone paradisi. Family MUSCICAPID^. The intrinsic muscles of the syrinx fixed to the ends of the bronchial semi-rings; the edges of both mandibles smooth, the upper one simply notched ; hinder aspect of tarsus smooth, com- posed of two entire longitudinal laminse; wing with ten pri- maries ; tongue non-tubular ; nostrils clear of the line of forehead, the lower edge of the nostril nearer to the commissure than the upper edge is to the culmen; plumage of the nestling mottled or squamated; nostrils covered more or less by long curly hairs; rectrices twelve; tarsi short; an autumn moult only. The Musdeapidoe, or I'lycatchers, constitute a large family of birds, which is well represented iu India. Some are resident; but the majority are migratory to a greater or less extent. The Flycatchers may be known by the mottled plumage of the VOL. II. B. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Oates, Eugene William, 1845-1911; Blandford, William Thomas, 1832-1905. London, Taylor and Francis
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