Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, المجلد 16Bishop's College Press, 1848 |
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الصفحة 117
... wing measures only four inches and three - eighths , or less than in either of eight specimens , young and old , from Nepal and England , now before me of H. rustica . • During a recent excursion to the Midnapore jungles , I procured a ...
... wing measures only four inches and three - eighths , or less than in either of eight specimens , young and old , from Nepal and England , now before me of H. rustica . • During a recent excursion to the Midnapore jungles , I procured a ...
الصفحة 118
... wing measures four inches and one - eighth , and the outermost tail - feather nearly three inches , exceeding the next by an inch and a quarter ; whereas among several specimens of H. domicola ( from the three localities cited ) , the wing ...
... wing measures four inches and one - eighth , and the outermost tail - feather nearly three inches , exceeding the next by an inch and a quarter ; whereas among several specimens of H. domicola ( from the three localities cited ) , the wing ...
الصفحة 119
... wing three inches and a half to three and three- quarters , and of middle tail - feathers an inch and a half . Whether these birds are migratory I am unaware . I have found both newly laid eggs and young ready to fly in the beginning of ...
... wing three inches and a half to three and three- quarters , and of middle tail - feathers an inch and a half . Whether these birds are migratory I am unaware . I have found both newly laid eggs and young ready to fly in the beginning of ...
الصفحة 120
... wings reach half - way down the tail , having their first primary short , the third and fourth sub - equal , and the second generally shorter than the fifth . Tail of mean length . All have the larger wing - feathers margined with pale ...
... wings reach half - way down the tail , having their first primary short , the third and fourth sub - equal , and the second generally shorter than the fifth . Tail of mean length . All have the larger wing - feathers margined with pale ...
الصفحة 121
... wing two and seven - eighths , and tail two and one - eighth ; bill to gape three - quarters of an inch , and tarse five - eighths : the under mandible of the bill of this species has little trace of whitish . Hab . S. India . 4. B ...
... wing two and seven - eighths , and tail two and one - eighth ; bill to gape three - quarters of an inch , and tarse five - eighths : the under mandible of the bill of this species has little trace of whitish . Hab . S. India . 4. B ...
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