GENUS, Myiophonus, Temm.
Bill large, strong, compressed, of moderate Length, nearly straight, strongly hooked at tip, and slightly notched ; rictal bristles almost wanting; nares round, with some frontal plumes and hairs at their base ; wing long, rather pointed ; fourth and fifth quills nearly equal; fifth longest; tail moderate, even, or slightly rounded; tarsus long, stout, entire; feet strong; middle-toe long; laterals short, nearly equal; claws strong, well curved.
BookTitle:
Handbook to the Birds of the Bombay Presidency
Reference:
Barnes, Henry Edwin. Handbook to the birds of the Bombay Presidency, 1885.
Title in Book:
Genus MYIOPHONUS
Year:
1885
Page No:
168
M_ID:
28212
M_SN:
Myophonus
Term name:
id:
11537
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