AVIS-IBIS

Birds of Indian Subcontinent

Species 36. Cisticola Nana. Pl. XVIII. fig. 80. Cisticola nana Fisch. & Rchw., J. f. O. 1884, p. 260: typ. loc. Ngaruka, Aruaha Distr., north-eastern Tanganyika Terr.

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1930
Journal:Ibis
Volume:72
Date Published:1930
ISBN Number:1474-919X
Keywords:Africa, Apalis, Cisticola, Cisticola nana, Cisticola nanus, Cisticolidae, Regulus, Regulus regulus
Abstract:The least of all the Cisticolae—although some of the races of other species are as small—a tiny, roundabout little creature, scarcely bigger than a Goldcrest (Regulus), and of not very different proportions: confined to a comparatively small part of East Africa. In life, quite “a Cisticola”, but one with a good deal of individuality in its behaviour, with quick darting movements, and at home in fairly dry, tall “bush” country. Discovered only forty-five years ago, nana was classified without hesitation in its natural place among the Cisticolae, and there it has remained more or less undisturbed; although near relationship with Apalis angusticauda, a bird of very like coloration, but with a number of unlike characters of form, has been suggested.
URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1930.tb08371.x
Short Title:Ibis
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