. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma . ame Giipsophila being preoccupied, Cursonia is thenext available and must be used in its place. The genus containsone species only which is in many ways one of tlie most aberrant CUBSONIA. 249 birds in the Timarndcp In general appearance it is mucli likePellortieum, differing from that genus in having a stronger billwith longer rictal bristles. The upper plumage is sciuamated,eacli feather being margined with black. Unlike nearly all theother members of tlie familj^ but like Gampsorliynclm^^ the adultsin this genus differ from the youn
. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma . ame Giipsophila being preoccupied, Cursonia is thenext available and must be used in its place. The genus containsone species only which is in many ways one of tlie most aberrant CUBSONIA. 249 birds in the Timarndcp In general appearance it is mucli likePellortieum, differing from that genus in having a stronger billwith longer rictal bristles. The upper plumage is sciuamated,eacli feather being margined with black. Unlike nearly all theother members of tlie familj^ but like Gampsorliynclm^^ the adultsin this genus differ from the young in becoming much more whiteoil the head and lower plumage. In spite of tliis peculiarity Oates appears to iiave properlyplaced it in the Timaliince, in which I retain it. The wing andtail are about equal in length, the former being short androunded. The feathers of the forehead are soft and the rictalbristles highly developed; the bill is straight and about as longas liind toe and claw together ; the nostrils are exposeil andwithout overhajiging Fig. 45.—Head of C. crispifrons. (254) Cursonia LiME-iiocK Babblee. Tnrdmus crispifrons Blyth, J. A. , xxiv, p. 269 (1855) (Tenas- serim).Gi/psophila crispifrons. Blanf. & Oates, i, p. 149. Vernacular names. None recorded. Description.—Adult. Whole head, neck and lower plumagepure white; upper plumage olive-brow^n, tlie feathers of the backmargined with black; each inner secondary of the wing-quillsminutely tipped with wliite. Colours of soft parts. Iris pale red, red, light red, deep red-brown ; upper mandible dark brown, lower pale plumbeous ; legs,feet and claws dark purplish green {Hume Coll.). Measurements. Total length about 190 mm.; wing about78 to 83 mm.; tail about 74 to 77 mm. ; tarsus about 28 mm. ;culm en about 17 to 19 nnn. Birdsof the first year havethe forehead to back olive-brown, eachfeather margined with black; the rump, upper tail-coverts, tailand exposed portions of wing olive-brown;
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