Catalogue of mammals and birds of Burma / by the late E. Blyth ; with a memoir, and portrait of the author.

  • Edward Blyth
Date:
1875
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Credit: Catalogue of mammals and birds of Burma / by the late E. Blyth ; with a memoir, and portrait of the author. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    *489. Arachnechthra asiatica (J. 234). Ccrthia asiatica, Latham ; Ibis, 1870, p. 20 ; A. intermedia (?), A. 0. Hume,Ibis, 1870, p. 436, from Tippcra. Arakan, “ Thayet Myo, Yenan-khyoung” (Blanford). A. intermedia is described to have the bill of intermediate length to those of A. asiatica and A. lotenia; but neither Mr. W. T. Blanford nor myself distinguished the more eastern form from that common in North India. [Tonghoo, Thayet Myo, Karen nee (W. R.); general, north of Ye (/).). A. intermedia cannot claim specific rank.] *490. A. FLAMMAXILLARIS. Nectariniaflammaxillaris, nobis; Ibis, 1870, p. 24. Arakan, Tenasserim, Pinang, Siam, South China (?). [Rangoon, Yey-tho ( TV. 7c.).] *491. TEtHOPYGA miles (J. 225). Cinnyris miles, Hodgs.; Ibis, 1870, p. 32. Viscount Walden remarks that Moulmein and Tippera specimens in his collection are smaller than those from the Deyra Doon and from Nipal. “Prom Tippera, wing 2*12, tail 2-72, bill ‘57; from the Deyra Doon, wing 2‘18, tail 3'18, bill 6. The Moulmein specimen is still smaller.” [Tonghoo (-£.). Some five years ago I pointed out (l.c.) that Moulmein and Tippera specimens differed from Deyra Doon and Nipaul individuals, but I refrained from separating the former specifically until the variations that AE. miles undergoes had been investigated. While identifying the Tenasserim race (south of Moulmein) with N. lathami, Jard., Mr. Hume (Str. Feath. ii. p. 473, note) has bestowed on it the specific title of cara. The Tenasserim and Tonghoo race does slightly differ from true AE. miles, but it certainly is not ^E. lathami, which is described as having a blue front and upper tail-coverts, and black interior maxillary stripes. There can be little doubt that N. lathami is—AE. eupogon. ] *492. HU. oouLDiiE (J. 227). Cinnyrisgouldiee, Vigors; Ibis, 4870, p. 35. Mountains of Arakan, where probably also occur AE. nipalensis, AE. satu- rata, aud AE. ignicauda, all of which inhabit the Khasias. [493. AE. debkii. Nectarinia debryii, G. Verr., R. M. Zool. 1867, pi. 15 ; Walden, Ibis, 1870, p. 35. Karen nee, at 4000 feet. Iris (&), bill, and legs, brown (7F. R.). A