. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 466 :. 2. Tachornis batassiensis. Balassian Swift, Lath. Gen. Hist. B. vil. p. 328 (1823). Cypselus batassiensis *, J. E. Gnuj, Orifi. An. Kingd. ii. p. GO (1829); Gray, Gen. B. i. ii. 54 (1845) ; Ilorsf. 8,- Moore, Cat. B. Mus. Co. \. p. 108 (1854); Jerd. B. Lid. i. p. 180 (1862); Scl. P. Z. S. 18G5, p. 002 ; id. J. f. O. 1867, p. 122 ; Beavan,Ibis, 1865, p. 405; Bljifh, n>is, 1866, ; 340 ; Holds%v. P. Z. S. 1872, p. 420 (Ceylon) ; Fairhank, Stray Feath. v. (1877), p. 393(Palani Hills); Davidson .y Weitden, ibid. vii. (1
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 466 :. 2. Tachornis batassiensis. Balassian Swift, Lath. Gen. Hist. B. vil. p. 328 (1823). Cypselus batassiensis *, J. E. Gnuj, Orifi. An. Kingd. ii. p. GO (1829); Gray, Gen. B. i. ii. 54 (1845) ; Ilorsf. 8,- Moore, Cat. B. Mus. Co. \. p. 108 (1854); Jerd. B. Lid. i. p. 180 (1862); Scl. P. Z. S. 18G5, p. 002 ; id. J. f. O. 1867, p. 122 ; Beavan,Ibis, 1865, p. 405; Bljifh, n>is, 1866, ; 340 ; Holds%v. P. Z. S. 1872, p. 420 (Ceylon) ; Fairhank, Stray Feath. v. (1877), p. 393(Palani Hills); Davidson .y Weitden, ibid. vii. (1878), p. 77 (Deccan); Ball, p. 202 (Godaveri); Reid, ibid. x. p. 19 (1880); Vidal, ibid. p. 44 (S. Konkan); Legr/e, B. Ceylon, i. p. 322 (1880); Salv. Cat. Strickl. Coll. p. 371 (1882); Davidson, Sfrai/ Feath. x. (1882), p. 294; Davison, ibid. p. 348 (Mysore) (1882) ; Oates, ed. Hume's Nests ^ Ef/gs Lid. B. iii. p. 25 (1890). Cypselus palmarum, J. E. Grag Sf Hardw. III. Lid. Zool. i. pi. 35. "ig. 1 (1832); Bj>. Consp. i. p. 65 (1850) ; Bidl. Strag Feath. iii. D. 454 (1875) ; Fairbank, ibid. iv. p. 254; Gray, Hand-l. i. p. 63, no. 726 (1869); Ball, Stray Feath. ii. p. 384 (1874). Adult. Above ash-brown ; head, wings, and tail darker and with metallic greenish gloss, lower back and rump a little paler; beneath pale mouse-gre)^, the throat palest; the inner margins of the pri- maries as well as the feathers of the tail and rump have fine whitish edges, which are more perceptible in younger birds, and not visible if the bird is in abraded plumage. Total length nearly 5 inches, wing 4'G, lateral rectrices 8-5, central Tail of Tachornis batassiensis. Hah. India and Ceylon, east to Assam, but not extending to the Spelt 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 Muse
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