. Birds. Birds. 18 COKTID-^:.. Fig. 1.— Urocissa m. occipitalis. Family The iutrinsic muscles of the syrinx fixed to the ends of the bronchial semi-rings. The edges of both mandibles smooth, or the upper one simply notched; hinder aspect of tarsus smooth, composed of two entire longitudinal laminse ; wing with ten primaries; tongue non-tubular; nosti'ils clear of the line of forehead, the lower edge of the nostril generally nearer to the commissure than the upper edge is to the culmen ; plumage of the nestling like tliat of tlie adult but paler ; nostrils hidden by feathers and brist
. Birds. Birds. 18 COKTID-^:.. Fig. 1.— Urocissa m. occipitalis. Family The iutrinsic muscles of the syrinx fixed to the ends of the bronchial semi-rings. The edges of both mandibles smooth, or the upper one simply notched; hinder aspect of tarsus smooth, composed of two entire longitudinal laminse ; wing with ten primaries; tongue non-tubular; nosti'ils clear of the line of forehead, the lower edge of the nostril generally nearer to the commissure than the upper edge is to the culmen ; plumage of the nestling like tliat of tlie adult but paler ; nostrils hidden by feathers and bristles ; rectrices twelve ; sexes absolutely alike ; an autumn moult only. In this family the first primary is long, exceeding lialf the length of the second, whilst tlie bill exceeds its depth in length. It contains the Crows, Magpies, Jays, ]N"utcrackers, and. 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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