HIRU-NDO STRIOLATA, T em m . 4- S c h l.
JAVAX MOSQÜ E-SWALLOW.
Ceeropis striolata, Boie, Isis, 1844, p. 174 (ex Kulil, MSS. : descr. nullà) ; Cass. Cat.
Hirund. Mus. Pliilad. Acad. p. 3 (1853); Swinh. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 346 ; Wald, in
Blyth’s B. Bunn. p. 127 (1875) ; David & Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 127 (1877. pt.).
Jlirundo striolata, Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 58 (1845); Temm. & Schl. Faun. .Tap. p. 33
(1850, dcscr. orig.); Bp. Consp. i. i». 340 (1850); Wall. P. Z. S. 1863, p. 485 ;
Blyth, Ibis, 1860, p. 337 ; Gray, IIaud-1. B. i. p. 69, no. 801 (1869); Hume &
Davison, Str. F. vi. p. 44 (1878); Seebohm, Ibis, 1883, p. 169; Vordcrm. Nat.
Tijdsclir. Nederi. Ind. xlii. p. 210 (1883) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds in Brit. Mus. x.
p. 161 (1885); Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 281 (1890); Seebohm, Birds
Japan. Emp. p. 143 (1890) ; Steere, List B. Philippines, p. 16 (1890).
Hirundo daurica (nec L.), Swinh. Ibis, I860, p. 48, 1863, p. 255.
Lillia striolata, Hume, Str. F. v. p. 261 (1877).
Jlirundo japónica (nec T. & S.), Oates, Handb. B. Brit. Burm. i. p. 305 (1883).
Ilirundo striolata, /3. substriolata (nec Hume), Seebohm, Ibis, 1883, p. 169.
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uropygio d is tin c tè s tr ia tu la to d is tin g u en d a .
//rt¿ . in C h in á m e rid io n a li e t in in su la “ F o rm o s a d i c t a : in te r r is Assamic is c t liu rm a n ic is u sq u e ad
Ínsula s P h ilip p in a s e t ad cas “ J a v a ” e t " F lo re s ” d ic ta s .
ma/e (ty p e o f species). G en e ra l c o lo u r above d a rk p u rp lis h b lu e , th e b a ck p e rc e p tib ly s tre ak ed
w ith w h ite wh e re tlic w h ite bases to th e f e a th e rs show th ro u g h ; le sse r a n d m ed ian wiu g -co v c rts
like th e b a c k ; g r e a te r cove rts, b a s ta rd -w in g , p rira a ry -c o v e rts , a n d q u ills b la ck , wa sh ed w ith
p u rp lish b lu e ex te rn a lly ; low e r b a ck and rum p lig h t c h c s tn u t- ru fo u s , w ith n a rrow blacki-sh
sh a ft-lin e s , n o t ve ry d is tin c t ; u p p e r ta il-c o v e rts p u rp lish b lu e w ith ru fo u s b a s e s ; ta il-fe a the r.s
black washed w ith p u rp lish blue ; h e ad like th e ba ck, w ith a few s tre a k s o f ru fo u s on th e liind
n c c k j no ru fo u s on b a se of fo re h e a d ; lo ra l p lum e s d u sk y w ith w h itish b ases, su rro u n d e d b v a
n a rrow s tre a k o f ru fo u s j from b e h in d th e eye a tr ia n g u la r p a tc h o f d u ll c h e s tn u t, e x te n d in g on
th e sides o f th e n e ck , b u t n o t m e e tin g b ehind th e n ap e ; e a r-co v e rts d in g y fulvous, with bla ekish
s h a ft-s tre a k s ; che cks a n d u n d e r su rfa c e o f body w h itish , m o re s ilk y w h ite on th e th ro a t and
a little de ep e r bull’ o n th e sides o f th e b o d y ; a ll th e u n d e r su rfa c e from th e ch in to th e v e n t
s tre ak ed w ith d is tin c t bla ek ish c e n tre s to th e f e a th e rs , b ro a d e r o n th e th ro a t a n d b r e a s t; u n d e r
ta il-cove rta fu lv e s c cu t, with bro ad a n d conspicuous tip s o f b lu e -b la c k ; u n d e r win g -co v e rts and
ax dla rie s palo fu lv c s c en t, w ith n a rrow sh a ft-lin e s o f b la ck , th e o u te r co v e rts m o re s tro n g ly
m o ttle d w ith b la ckish c e n tra l m a rk in g s ; quills d u sk y below, m o re a sh y a lo n g th e edge o f th e
in n e r web. T o ta l len g th 7-(i inches, culmen 0 ’35, win g 5 '0 5 , ta il 4 , ta rsu s 0 '6 .
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