Zoological Illustrations, Second Series, Volume 3 / or, Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals

by William Swainson

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Pl. 127.

MALACOCIRCUS Striatus.
Striped Babbler.

MALACOCIRCUS striatus.

Striated Babbler.

Family Merulidæ. Sub-fam. Crateropodinæ. Sw. North. Zool. 2, p 156. Genus Malacocircus.

Generic Character.

Bill rasorial, i. e. short, high at the base, conspicuously arched from the front, where the feathers are divided; tip obsoletely notched. Tarsi thick, moderate; the scales entire. Wings and tail rounded.