PHOLIDOPHALUS SHARPHPHOLIDOPHILUS
SHARPII.
S H A K P E ' S HOENBILL.
C » » . Proc. Acd. N.«. (18») p. 1». sp- « M P»c . Zo,l. So. (18.»
Emol. (1S.S, p. .1. BOO..O. P,oc. Z,ol. See. (18.3, p. O™. . , A . ,
{1878} p. 114.
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I described this Mrd fton, a Sno adult male from Angola in the colleotion »t M « ;
varions and in nearly eer y instance it was eontoanded m t Ji.
economy and hahits nothing has ten recorded; tat this species rf nndonhtedly m both
s w o n . into a prominent rid^e, b r » d , and — ^ a t .e
base becoming narrow anteriorly, and gradnaUy falling into the ontlmc oi the cnlrac'i. he
Ta whieh ends abruptly about halt an inch above the head, has tour rather deep ^ ;
The mandible is rugged, and furrowed ,vith diagonal grooves nearly to the end w h t e
cutting portion serrated. The enlmcn and tips of bill yellowish horn-co our ; a hre d t„p for
bout two thirds the length of the ma.illa, and nearly all the — h
mentioned), black. Ease of maxilla beneath the nostril and spot on base of mandible yeUowish
X c H ad covered with a long crcst; feathers of eheehs and throat also long and loose .11
parts, together with the bach, hlach with a bright S ' - ' ^VT^ ^ h r f cTr l s
Secondaries, with the exception of the three innermost ones, wh.te tor th cc ourths to
entire length, greenish black at base; the innermest ones same colour as the back. Und r
w i n . - e o v e l , i L r part of breast, under tail-coverts, rump, and legs pure white. la 1,
the two median feathers Maek for their entire length; the ones next to the •"«'l'™
either side white for half their length from the tip. remannng port.on hko the cjtr
ones- the lateral feathers pure white tor their entire length, w.th the exceptron of the
outermost ones, which have the basal half of the outer webs black.
Total length 21 inches, wing 11, tail »i.
Sly description and iigm-c wore taken from the typo in the British Museum,
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