. Birds. Birds. Fig. 85. —Foot of Salpornis. SaJjyornis has a typical Certhia's bill, thongli it is longer than it is in most birds of that genus ; the tarsus is short and the hind claw is much shorter than the hind toe. The tail is composed of 12 soft, rounded feathers and is nearly square. The sexes are alike and the young are similar to the adult. There is apparently no spring moult. (456) Salpornis spilonotus. The Spotted-Grey Creeper. Certhia spilonota Frankl., P. Z. S., 1831, p. 121 (Ganges betweeu Calcutta and Eenares). Salpornis spilonota. Blanf, & Oates, i, p. 333. Vernacular name
. Birds. Birds. Fig. 85. —Foot of Salpornis. SaJjyornis has a typical Certhia's bill, thongli it is longer than it is in most birds of that genus ; the tarsus is short and the hind claw is much shorter than the hind toe. The tail is composed of 12 soft, rounded feathers and is nearly square. The sexes are alike and the young are similar to the adult. There is apparently no spring moult. (456) Salpornis spilonotus. The Spotted-Grey Creeper. Certhia spilonota Frankl., P. Z. S., 1831, p. 121 (Ganges betweeu Calcutta and Eenares). Salpornis spilonota. Blanf, & Oates, i, p. 333. Vernacular names. JN^one Fig. 86.—Head of S. spilonotus. Description. "Whole upper plumage, -wings and tail black, spotted and barred with white ; forehead and crown brownish ; a broad white supercilium ; lores and a line through the eye unspotted black ; chin and throat white, the sides of the latter sometimes speckled with black ; lower plumage pale cinnamon-fulvous barred with black and with white tips to some of the feathers. Colours of soft parts. Iris dark brown; bill above dark blackish horny, below pale hoi*ny ; legs and feet dark 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 Baker, E. C. Stuart (Edward Charles Stuart), 1864-1944; Oates, Eugene William, 1845-1911; Blanford, William Thomas, 1832-1905. London : Taylor & Francis
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