Long-tailed Roller - Long-tailed Roller

…Generally, their plumage is slightly more pale than that of birds in the subfamily Coraciiinae, and their chest and abdomen are whitish or have brown, scaly spots. The long-tailed ground roller Uratelornis chimaera (English name: long-tailed ground roller) lives in wastelands and dry areas, while the other four species live in forests. The order Coraciiformes is divided into the families Alcedinidae, Todyidae, Momotidae, Bee-eaters, Parakeets, Coracidae, Hoopoeidae, Pygmysidae, and Hornbillidae. One of their characteristics is that the three front toes are fused together at the base (syndactyl). …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Long-tailed Roller" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…一般にブッポウソウ亜科の鳥に比べて羽色がややじみで，胸腹部は白っぽいか，うろこ状の褐色斑がある。オナガジブッポウソウUratelornis chimaera(英名long‐tailed ground roller)は荒地や乾燥地に生息し，他の4種は森林にすむ。　ブッポウソウ目Coraciiformesは，カワセミ科，コビトドリ科，ハチクイモドキ科，ハチクイ科，オオブッポウソウ科，ブッポウソウ科，ヤツガシラ科，カマハシ科，サイチョウ科の諸科に分類され，その特徴の一つは，3本の前趾（ぜんし）が基部で互いに癒着している(合趾足（ごうしそく）)ことである。…

※「オナガジブッポウソウ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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