. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. COCHOA. Type. Cochoa, Hodgson, J. A. S. B. v. p. 359 (1836) C. viridia. Oreas, Temm. 1838 {teste Gray) C. azurea. Prosorinia, Hodgson, B. x. p. 28 (1841) {nom. emend. pro Cochoa) C. viridis. Xenogenys, Cabanis, Mus. Hein. Th. i. p. 64 (1850) C. Bill of Cochoa purpurea. Range. Himalaya Mountains ; Fokien province, China ; Java. Key to the Species. it. Centre tail-feathers blue, tipped with black; wings with a speculum formed by the light blue bases to the outer webs of the primaries. a'. Back green ; head cobalt viridi
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. COCHOA. Type. Cochoa, Hodgson, J. A. S. B. v. p. 359 (1836) C. viridia. Oreas, Temm. 1838 {teste Gray) C. azurea. Prosorinia, Hodgson, B. x. p. 28 (1841) {nom. emend. pro Cochoa) C. viridis. Xenogenys, Cabanis, Mus. Hein. Th. i. p. 64 (1850) C. Bill of Cochoa purpurea. Range. Himalaya Mountains ; Fokien province, China ; Java. Key to the Species. it. Centre tail-feathers blue, tipped with black; wings with a speculum formed by the light blue bases to the outer webs of the primaries. a'. Back green ; head cobalt viridis, p. 2. h'. Back purplish brown ; head lavender-grey purpurea, p. 3. h. Centre tail-feathers dark blue, but not tipped with black ; wings blackish, the feathers edged with blue, biit not forming a conspicuous speculum azurea, p. 4. 1. Cochoa viridis. Cochoa viridis, Hodgs. J. A. S. B. v. p. 359; Blyth, J. A. S. B. xv p. 313 ; Gray Sf Mitch. Gen. B. i. p. 280, pi. Ixviii.; Bhjth, Cat B. Mils. A. 'S. B. p. 194; Gray, Cat. Mamni. ^c. Nepal CoU Hodqs. p. 96; Gould, B. Asia, part i.; Jerd. B. Ind. ii. p. 243 Stoiiihoe, Ibis, 1868, p. 354 ; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 325, no. 4873 , Sicinh. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 374; i)avid ^ Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 214; Inglis, Stray F. 1877, p. 37. Prosorinia \nridis, Hodgs. J. A. S. B. xii. p. 450; B]}. Consp. i. p. 350. Adult. General colour above green, the feathers of the back and scapulars with black tips, rather broader on the least and median â wing-coverts, which arc like the back ; greater coverts green, broadly tipped with black, and having an external margin of pale silvery blue ; primary-coverts black, externally silvery blue for about half their length ; quiUs black, silverj- blue along the outer web at its base, the secondaries at the extreme basal part ochraceous brown ; centre tail-feathers slaty blue, broadly tipped with black, the next feathers black, slaty blue along the greater part of the outer web, the outer feathers entirely black; cr
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