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- Title
Species 36. Cisticola Nana. Pl. XVIII. fig. 80. Cisticola nana Fisch. & Rchw., J. f. O. 1884, p. 260: typ. loc. Ngaruka, Aruaha Distr., north-eastern Tanganyika Terr.
- Abstract
The least of all the Cisticolae-although some of the races of other species are as small-a tiny, roundabout little creature, scarcely bigger than a Goldcrest (Regulus), and of not very different proportions: confined to a comparatively small part of East Africa. In life, quite 'a Cisticola', but one with a good deal of individuality in its behaviour, with quick darting movements, and at home in fairly dry, tall 'bush' country. Discovered only forty-five years ago, nana was classified without hesitation in its natural place among the Cisticolae, and there it has remained more or less undisturbed; although near relationship with Apalis angusticauda, a bird of very like coloration, but with a number of unlike characters of form, has been suggested.
- Publication
Ibis, 1930, Vol 72, Issue s2, p519
- ISSN
0019-1019
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1474-919X.1930.tb08371.x