. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 594 ALAPDIDJi. Range. Throughout Africa, excepting some portions of the west coast; Madagascar. The whole of the Indian Peninsula and Ceylon, locallj- in the Burmese countries ; re-occurring in Java, Borneo, Flores, and the Head oi Mirafrajavanica, to show exposed nostrils. Key to the Species. a. Light pattern of outer tail-feather tawny rufous. a. Light pattern of outer tail-feather confined to the outer web, the inner web sometimes mot- tled with black (in young birds). a". Quills almost entirely rufous, this colour ex- tendi
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 594 ALAPDIDJi. Range. Throughout Africa, excepting some portions of the west coast; Madagascar. The whole of the Indian Peninsula and Ceylon, locallj- in the Burmese countries ; re-occurring in Java, Borneo, Flores, and the Head oi Mirafrajavanica, to show exposed nostrils. Key to the Species. a. Light pattern of outer tail-feather tawny rufous. a. Light pattern of outer tail-feather confined to the outer web, the inner web sometimes mot- tled with black (in young birds). a". Quills almost entirely rufous, this colour ex- tending over both webs, leaving the tips dusky blackish; centre tail-feathers rufous with irregular black cross markings; head rufous with a few black spots or bars rujipika, p. 597. h". Quills dusky brown with rufous or ashy margins only, but with no rufous extending over the base of the primaries ; centre tail- feathers blackish slightly mottled with rufous; head for the most part ashy grey with very little rufous ajnata, p. 598. h', Light pattern of outer feather much extended, occupying the whole feather excepting an oblique mark of dusky brown or blackish on the inner web. c". Above brown, streaked with blackish; the hinder crown and mantle vinous streaked with blackish brown ; upper surface of body not transversely barred with black buckleiji, p. 599. d". Above brown with transverse black marks; no marked vinous mantle and hinder crown; outer aspect of quills more rufous than in the preceding species fischeri, p. 000. e". Entire colour above vinous red, with longitu- dinal dusky streaks ; no lighter mantle : outer [p. 600 aspect of quills chestnut rufocinnamomea, b. Light pattern of outer tail-feather sandy buff on the inner web, with an oblique dark brown mark to- wards the base ; the outer web white hova, p. 601. c. Light pattern of outer tail-feather white or pale fulvous. c. Outer tall-feather almost entirely white, with a dusky mark on the inner web on
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