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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    [556. IE. ctjeonicus (J. 849). Rangoon {TV. 72.).] *557. 7E. ALEXANDRINTJS (J. 848). C. alexandrinus, Lin. Arakan. [Tonghoo (TV. 7?.).] Fain. Hsematopodidse. *558. Steepsilas inteepees (J. 860). Arakan. 559. Hjematopus ostealegus (J. 862). Arakan ; China and Japan {II. Schlegel). Fain. Glareolidee Pratincoles. *560. Glaeeola oeientaxis (J. 842). Arakan, Pegu. [Tonghoo (TV. 7?.).] *561. G. i.actea (J. 843). Arakan, Pegu, Tenasserim. Dr. Jerdon found this species breeding at Thayet Myo, with the young just flown in May. [Tonghoo {TV. 72.).] Fain. Eecurvirostridse. *562. Himantopus atttumnalis (J. 898). Arakan. 77. leucocephalus* will doubtless be met with.f The Stilt-plovers of the Old World have bright rose-coloured legs, and ruby-red irides; while those of America (77. nigricollis) have very much paler pinkish legs and dark irides; diversities which are not seen in the dry skins. [Karen hills (TV. 72.).] * Gould, Birds of Australia, vol. vi. pi. 24. t cf. Ibis, 1865, p. 35, 1867, p. 169; J. A. S. B. xli. pt. 2, p. 253.