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2. Tachornis batassiensis. 



Balassian Swift, Lath. Gen. Hist. B. vil. p. 328 (1823). 



Cypselus batassiensis *, J. E. Gnuj, Orifi. An. Kingd. ii. p. GO (1829) ; 



Gray, Gen. B. i. ii. 54 (1845) ; Ilorsf. 8,- Moore, Cat. B. Mus. E.I. 



Co. \. p. 108 (1854) ; Jerd. B. Lid. i. p. 180 (1862); Scl. P. Z. S. 



18G5, p. 002 ; id. J. f. O. 1867, p. 122 ; Beavan,Ibis, 1865, p. 405; 



Bljifh, n>is, 1866, p." 340 ; Holds%v. P. Z. S. 1872, p. 420 (Ceylon) ; 



Fairhank, Stray Feath. v. (1877), p. 393(Palani Hills) ; Davidson 



.y Weitden, ibid. vii. (1878), p. 77 (Deccan) ; Ball, ibid.Vu. p. 202 



(Godaveri); Reid, ibid. x. p. 19 (1880); Vidal, ibid. p. 44 (S. 



Konkan); Legr/e, B. Ceylon, i. p. 322 (1880); Salv. Cat. Strickl. 



Coll. p. 371 (1882) ; Davidson, Sfrai/ Feath. x. (1882), p. 294 ; 



Davison, ibid. p. 348 (Mysore) (1882) ; Oates, ed. Hume's Nests 



^ Ef/gs Lid. B. iii. p. 25 (1890). 

 Cypselus palmarum, J. E. Grag Sf Hardw. III. Lid. Zool. i. pi. 35. 

 "ig. 1 (1832) ; Bj>. Consp. i. p. 65 (1850) ; Bidl. Strag Feath. iii. 



D. 454 (1875) ; Fairbank, ibid. iv. p. 254 ; Gray, Hand-l. i. p. 63, 



no. 726 (1869) ; Ball, Stray Feath. ii. p. 384 (1874). 



Adult. Above ash-brown ; head, wings, and tail darker and with 

 metallic greenish gloss, lower back and rump a little paler ; beneath 

 pale mouse-gre)^, the throat palest ; the inner margins of the pri- 

 maries as well as the feathers of the tail and rump have fine whitish 

 edges, which are more perceptible in younger birds, and not visible 

 if the bird is in abraded plumage. Total length nearly 5 inches, 

 wing 4'G, lateral rectrices 8-5, central 1-4. 



Tail of Tachornis batassiensis. 

 Hah. India and Ceylon, east to Assam, but not extending to the 



Spelt balasiensis. 



