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Birds of Indian Subcontinent

Genus PERISSOSPIZA

Perissospiza Oberholser, Proc. Nat. Mus. U.S., xxii, p. 227 (1918).

Type, Perissospiza icterioides Vigors.

The name Pycnoramphus Hume, 1874, by which this genus has hitherto been known, is preoccupied by Picnoramphus Rosenberg (Batavier Natur. Tijdschr. Nederl. Ind. xxix, 1866, p. 143) and cannot therefore be used. The bill of this genus differs from the preceding in having the cutting-edge of the upper mandible toothed near the base and in having the inner primaries and outer secondaries rounded at the tips ; the tail is square but is longer than in Coccothraustes.

Key to Species.

A. No white spot on wing………….P. icterioides p. 102.
B. A white spot on wing…………..P. carnipes, p. 104.

BookTitle: 
The Fauna Of British India, Including Ceylon And Burma-birds(second Edition)
Reference: 
Baker, EC S (1922–1930) The fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Second edition. vol.3 1926.
Title in Book: 
Genus PERISSOSPIZA
Book Author: 
Edward Charles Stuart Baker
Year: 
1926
Page No: 
101
M_ID: 
30548
M_SN: 
Mycerobas
Volume: 
Vol. 3
Term name: 
id: 
3808

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