Cissa Boie, 1826 sec. Corvids of the World

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Cissa Boie, 1826 sec. Corvids of the World

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Editorial Status

Ongoing collection of data, unrevised text, last update: 2016-02-07.

Distribution

Asia-Temperate China (China South-Central (Sichuan nativeA, Yunnan nativeA), China Southeast (Guangxi nativeA), Hainan (Hainan nativeA), Tibet (Tibet nativeA)), Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam (Assam nativeA), East Himalaya nativeA, Nepal (Nepal nativeA), West Himalaya nativeA); Indo-China nativeA; Malesia (Borneo (Sarawak nativeA), Jawa (Jawa nativeA), Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia nativeA), Sumatera (Sumatera nativeA))

Description

Nostrils situated near base of culmen and covered by rather soft plumes contra stiff bristles in true magpies (Pica).B

Bibliography

A. 2003: The Howard and Moore complete checklist of the birds of the world. 3rd Edition: 504-515
B. Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D. 1972: Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. 5: 203 [711]