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Description of a new species of jungle fowl said to come from Borneo

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Description of a new species of jungle fowl said to come from Borneo

This is a brief taxonomic description by H. J. Kelsall of a new species of jungle fowl reported to originate from Borneo, published in the Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (1891).

Summary

The note provides the concluding portion of a plumage description for the type specimen, detailing the rump, tail, underparts, wing, bill, legs, and claws, along with measurements: total length approximately 28 inches, wing 9 inches, bill from gape 1.0 inch, tarsus 3.5 inches (p. 168). Kelsall notes one or two irregular white blotches on the wing quills of the specimen.

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