Red-backed mousebird (Colius castanotus)

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Subject:	Red-backed mousebird (Colius castanotus)
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Description Colius castanonotus
Date 1876
Source Proceeding of the Zoological Society of London 1876
http://www.archive.org/stream/lietuvostsrmoksl76liet#page/n9/mode/1up
http://www.archive.org/stream/proceedingsofzoo1876zool#page/n503/mode/1up
Author John Gerrard Keulemans (1842–1912) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gerrard_Keulemans
Engraved by M & N Hanhart
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ColiusCastanonotusKeulemans.jpg

The red-backed mousebird (Colius castanotus) is a species of bird in the Coliidae family. It is found in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The name mousebird is based on bird's soft feathers with texture similar to a mouse's fur. The Red-backed mousebird got its name from the red or chestnut color patch on its back. Order: Coliiformes, Family: Coliidae.

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