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Small
Niltava |
Niltava
macgrigoriae |
8th
Feb, 2008 |
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regional races (polytypic)
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-N. m. signata |
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-N.
m. macgrigoriae |
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| Niltava macgrigoriae macgrigoriae |
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give a short description of these specimens, as Dr. Jerdon’s
account does not seem quite satisfactory:- Lores and a band across
forehead jet black; front of head, neck spot, rump, and upper tail-coverts
brilliant ultramarine or cobalt; rest of upper surface including both
webs of the uropygials and the outer webs of the tail feathers, rich
dark purple blue; wings and inner webs of the tail feathers (except
the centrals) blackish or dusky; the wing feathers more or less edged
externally with a duller blue than the colour of the upper parts;
chin foreneck, and upper breast dark violet blue; abdomen fuliginous
ashy, paling to white towards the vent; wing lining and lower tail-coverts
pure white.
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| Niltava macgrigoriae signata |
, India, 12th Jan, 2008.','Adult male calling. <br>The final day was dark and cloudy which dashed our hopes for a decent shot or finding anything. So we decided to sit still near a small stream at the first forest camp and later, just as we were about to abandon the place to the urban sprawl, this bird showed up.')) The
parting shot from the NE of a Small Niltava, Niltava macgrigoriae signata, at
Pakke WLS and tiger reserve on 12th Jan.The final day was dark and cloudy which dashed our hopes for a decent shot or finding anything. So we decided to sit still near a small stream at the first forest camp and later just as we were about to abandon the place to the urban sprawl, this bird showed up. The deep iridescence of the blue colour of the Niltavas create life time memories. |
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