| 1849 - 630 pages
...birds may have appeared greyish on the wing, but the white belly.is characteristic of C.fitetphaya ; and this particular species occurs abundantly on parts...the Malayan Peninsula, in the Nicobar Islands and Mergui Archipelago and so high as on certain rocky islets off' the southern portion of the coast of... | |
| Francis Mason - 1851 - 748 pages
...grey swallows, with bellies of a dirty white. The white belly is characteristic of C. fuciiihaga ; and this particular species occurs abundantly on parts...Archipelago, and so high as on certain rocky islets on the southern portion of the coast of Arracan, where the nests are annually gathered and exported... | |
| Francis Mason - 1860 - 944 pages
...small gray swallows, vrilh b'Hiff of a dirtg white. The white belly is characteristic of C.ficiphaga ; and this particular species occurs abundantly on parts...Malayan Peninsula, in the Nicobar islands, and the Mcrgui Archipelago, and so high its on certain rocky islets off the southern portion of the coast of... | |
| Edward Balfour - 1871 - 1174 pages
...swallows, with bellies of a dirty white. The white belly is characterietic BIRDS NESTS, of C. fuciphaga ; and this .particular species occurs abundantly on...and exported to China. From all this range of coast Mr. I'.lyili had seen no other species than fuciphaga, nor does it appear that any other has been observed... | |
| Edward Balfour - 1871 - 1170 pages
...small grey swallows, with bellies of a dirty white. The white belly is characteristic of C. fudpkaga ; and this particular species occurs abundantly on parts...rocky islets off the southern portion of the coast of Atracan, where the nests are annually gathered and exported to China. From all this range of coast... | |
| Edward Balfour - 1871 - 1170 pages
...a dit tij white. The white belly is characteristic BIRDS' NESTS. BIRDS' NESTS. of G. fuciphaga • and this particular species occurs abundantly on parts...Malayan Peninsula, in the Nicobar Islands, and the Mcrgui Archipelago, and so high as on certain rocky islets off the southern portion of the coast of... | |
| Sir George Watt - 1889 - 704 pages
...mother appears out of her white little nest." IN BURMA.— Mason says of C. fuciphaga (C. linchi) : " This particular species occurs abundantly on parts...rocky islets off the southern portion of the coast of Aracan, where the nests are annually gathered, and exported to China. From all this range of coast... | |
| 1884 - 530 pages
...birds may have appeared greyish on the wing, but the white belly is characteristic of C. fuciphaga; and this particular species occurs abundantly on parts...the Malayan Peninsula, in the Nicobar Islands, and Mergui Archipelago, and so high as on certain rocky islets off the southern portion of the coast of... | |
| 1849 - 630 pages
...birds may have appeared greyish on the wing, but the white belly .is characteristic of C.fnciphaya ; and this particular species occurs abundantly on parts...the Malayan Peninsula, in the Nicobar Islands and Mergui Archipelago and so high as on certain rocky islets off the southern portion of the coast of... | |
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