. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 25. EUBIGTTLA. 171 appearance, the feathers being black with white margins ; centre of body and abdomen white; thighs white, tinged with yellow; under tail-coverts bright yellow; wing-coverts and axillaries white, slightly washed with bright yellow; qnills dusky brown, white along the edge of the inner web ; " irides dark red, encircling a lighter red ring " {H. 0. Forbes). Total length 6 inches, culmea 0-G, wing 2-9, tail 2-45, tarsus 0*Go, ..i^ Tail of iiiihigula squamata. The Scaly-breasted Bulbul is only known from the island of Jav
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 25. EUBIGTTLA. 171 appearance, the feathers being black with white margins ; centre of body and abdomen white; thighs white, tinged with yellow; under tail-coverts bright yellow; wing-coverts and axillaries white, slightly washed with bright yellow; qnills dusky brown, white along the edge of the inner web ; " irides dark red, encircling a lighter red ring " {H. 0. Forbes). Total length 6 inches, culmea 0-G, wing 2-9, tail 2-45, tarsus 0*Go, ..i^ Tail of iiiihigula squamata. The Scaly-breasted Bulbul is only known from the island of Java. Purchased. a. Ad. sk. h. Ad. sk. Java. Java. 7. Rubigula webberi. Ixidia squamata {nee Temm.), Salmd. Z/cc. Born. p. 200; Sharpe, Ibis, 1878, p. 419 Ixidia webben, Hume, Str. F. 1879, pp. 40, 63: EeicJien. &â Schaloiv, O. 1879, p. 4:32. Adult. Yery similar to R. squamata of Java, but distinguished by the much larger amount of white on the outer tail-featheri^. Total length 6-4 inches, culmcn 0"55, wing 2-9, tail 2-7, tarsus 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 British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology. [Birds]. London
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