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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    *507. OsMOTRERON PHAYREI (J. 776). Common in Arakan and Pegu, rare in Lower Bengal. In colour it quite resembles Tori a nipalensis, but the bill, is very differently shaped. [Tongkoo (IF. It.); Tenasserim (2).).] *508. 0. bicincta (J. 774). Arakan, Pegu, Tenasserim provinces, Siam, Malacca (fide Walden) and India generally. A slightly different race inhabits Hainan (0. domvillei, Swinhoe).* Prom Siam Mr. Gould notes the allied T. viridis (Scopoli)= vernans, Lin., in addition to 0. bicincta. 0. viridis is a common Malayan species, which is likely to occur in South Tenasserim. [Tonghoo (IF. R.). The common Malayan species alluded to is Columba vernans, Lin. Mr. Hume notes it from Tenasserim (Str. Feath. i. p. 461, and iii. p. 162), but does not include it in his list of Tenasserim birds (op. cit. ii. p. 481.] [509. Sphenocerctjs sphenttrus (J. 778). [Tonghoo hills (IF. R.) ; hills north of Pahpoon (2).).] [510. S. apicattdus (J. 779). Tonghoo hills (IF R.); hills north of Pahpoon (2).).] Fam. Columbidee. Pigeons and Doves. Subfaro. Carpophaginje (Fruit Pigeons). *511. Carpophaga instgnis (J. 781). Mountains of Arakan.f In the Leyden Museum I remarked that C. insignis (Hodgson) appeared to be the same as C. badia (Baffles), the former being rather brighter in colouring ; while C. lacernulata (Tern.), of Sumatra and Java, is rather smaller with a distinct grey cap. [C. lacernulata is, as yet, only with certainty recorded as an habitant of Java.] *512. C. iENEA (J. 780). Bung-madie. Generally diffused over British Burma, and identical with the species as found in Central India and in the Andaman Islands; while the correspond-