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Identifier: faunaofbritishin03oate Title: The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma Year: 1889 (1880s) Authors: Oates, Eugene William, 1845-1911 Blanford, William Thomas, 1832-1905 Subjects: Birds -- India Birds -- South Asia Publisher: London, Taylor and Francis [etc., etc.] Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library
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Text Appearing After Image: Fig. 41.—Head of A. albirostris, J, i. Distrihution. There are two varieties, distinguished by size alone:the larger (A. affinis) inhabits the Lower Himalayas, as far westas Delira Diin, the Rajmehal Hills, Midnapore, and parts of ChutiaISTagpur, where it meets A. coronatus. It is also found in Assamand the Ivhasi and Naga hills, and measures : length in malesabout 35 inches, tail llo, wing 12-5, tarsus 2-3, bill from gape 6 ;females being rather less. The smaller race, A. alhh-ostris, rangesfrom Cachar and Manipur to vSonthern Tenasserim, Siam, andCochin China, and measures in males : length 28-e5, tail 10-5,wing 10-75, tarsus 2, bill from gape 5; females somewhatsmaller. The difference in weight is considerable, fine malesweighing according to Hume 2*87 and 1-75 lbs. respectively. I quite agree with all Indian ornithologists who reject the mis-leading name malaharicus for this species. Habits, 4c. Generic. This species has been observed by Mr.Inglis to catch and eat fish ; it is a
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