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<blockquote data-quote="Björn Bergenholtz" data-source="post: 3188143" data-attributes="member: 113430"><p><strong>Tiltria identificaton ...</strong></p><p></p><p>In Gray's <em>Hand-list of the genera and species of birds</em> 1869 <em>Tiltria </em>is listed as a synonym of the Genus <em>Potamus </em>(<a href="https://archive.org/stream/handlistofgenera01britrich#page/210/mode/2up" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>), p.210, No. 790, (also see <em>Potamus</em>, <a href="https://books.google.se/books?id=JgwAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA122&lpg=PA122&dq=Potamodus+fluviatilis&source=bl&ots=XG916NgmYh&sig=HdSzJi5TEwmuALB3-HK6W8ulvY0&hl=sv&sa=X&ei=Z7MMVfmSA4jOygPml4H4CA&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Tiltria&f=false" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a> and <a href="https://books.google.se/books?id=tAUOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA33&dq=Tiltria&hl=sv&sa=X&ei=QswMVY9koebJA5rVgKgP&ved=0CB4Q6AEwADgy#v=onepage&q=Tiltria&f=false" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>) [<u>Note</u>: the species in Parentheses is the Type for the Genus, not necessarily equal of any obscure synonym on species level], however I agree with James in that the illustration sure doesn´t fit Eurasian River Warbler <em>Locustella fluviatilis</em> WOLF 1810 [profile and tail <a href="http://www.sofnet.org/ottenby-fagelstation/ringmarkning-observationer/udda-fangster/2013/flodsangare-2013-05-22/" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>], and it is certainly not the South American species Neotropical River Warbler (<em>Myiothlypis</em>/<em>Basileuterus</em>) <em>Phaeothlypis rivularis </em>WIED-NEUWIED 1821 (a k a simply River alt. Riverbank Warbler). Check any photo.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: RoyalBlue">So what is it?</span></strong></p><p></p><p>The head pattern, shape of bill, the rounded tail with its distictive pattern, the relatively short wing and the very short hind toe ought to be enough to take us a bit further …</p><p></p><p>PS. The best place to start looking is probably (still today?) in (or close) to; "<em>Trepidatores</em>: <em>Motacillinae</em>, <em>Anthinae </em> & <em>Malurinae</em>" ...</p><p><span style="color: White">xz</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Björn Bergenholtz, post: 3188143, member: 113430"] [b]Tiltria identificaton ...[/b] In Gray's [I]Hand-list of the genera and species of birds[/I] 1869 [I]Tiltria [/I]is listed as a synonym of the Genus [I]Potamus [/I]([URL="https://archive.org/stream/handlistofgenera01britrich#page/210/mode/2up"][U]here[/U][/URL]), p.210, No. 790, (also see [I]Potamus[/I], [URL="https://books.google.se/books?id=JgwAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA122&lpg=PA122&dq=Potamodus+fluviatilis&source=bl&ots=XG916NgmYh&sig=HdSzJi5TEwmuALB3-HK6W8ulvY0&hl=sv&sa=X&ei=Z7MMVfmSA4jOygPml4H4CA&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Tiltria&f=false"][U]here[/U][/URL] and [URL="https://books.google.se/books?id=tAUOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA33&dq=Tiltria&hl=sv&sa=X&ei=QswMVY9koebJA5rVgKgP&ved=0CB4Q6AEwADgy#v=onepage&q=Tiltria&f=false"][U]here[/U][/URL]) [[U]Note[/U]: the species in Parentheses is the Type for the Genus, not necessarily equal of any obscure synonym on species level], however I agree with James in that the illustration sure doesn´t fit Eurasian River Warbler [I]Locustella fluviatilis[/I] WOLF 1810 [profile and tail [URL="http://www.sofnet.org/ottenby-fagelstation/ringmarkning-observationer/udda-fangster/2013/flodsangare-2013-05-22/"][U]here[/U][/URL]], and it is certainly not the South American species Neotropical River Warbler ([I]Myiothlypis[/I]/[I]Basileuterus[/I]) [I]Phaeothlypis rivularis [/I]WIED-NEUWIED 1821 (a k a simply River alt. Riverbank Warbler). Check any photo. [B][COLOR="RoyalBlue"]So what is it?[/COLOR][/B] The head pattern, shape of bill, the rounded tail with its distictive pattern, the relatively short wing and the very short hind toe ought to be enough to take us a bit further … PS. The best place to start looking is probably (still today?) in (or close) to; "[I]Trepidatores[/I]: [I]Motacillinae[/I], [I]Anthinae [/I] & [I]Malurinae[/I]" ... [COLOR="White"]xz[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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