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Birds of Indian Subcontinent

Observations on some East African Birds.

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1939
Authors:Moreau, RE, Moreau., WM
Journal:Ibis
Volume:81
Issue:2
Date Published:1939
ISBN Number:1474-919X
Keywords:Calamonastes, Caprimulgus, Caprimulgus europaeus, Cercococcyx, Chrysococcyx, Chrysococcyx klaas, Cryptospiza, Cryptospiza salvadorii, Cuculidae, Cuculus, Cuculus canorus, Emberiza, Emberiza poliopleura, Emberizidae, Estrildidae, Lonchura, Lonchura nigriceps, Phyllastrephus, Ploceus, Pseudoalcippe, Pseudonigrita, Spermestes, Spermestes nigriceps
Abstract:Summary Contributions are made to the biology of about forty species. Among other items dealt with are parasitism in Cercococcyx; undeseribed nests and eggs, including those of Pseudoalcippe a. abyssinicus, Phyllastrephus f. placidus, Calamonastes s. simplex, Uræginihus cyanocephalus, Cryptospiza salvadorii, and Emberiza poliopleura; removal of its own eggs by a Nightjar (Caprimulgus); care of young Klaas's Cuckoos by birds of their own species; polygamy and monogamy in the Ploceus spp.; subspecific and local voice-variation; communal nest-building in Spermestes nigriceps; the number of grass-stems comprising a nest of Pseudonigrita cahanisi.
URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1939.tb03976.x
Short Title:Ibis
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