Cissa thalassina

tags: Short-tailed Magpie, Cissa thalassina, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Short-tailed Magpie, Cissa thalassina, endemic to the South Pacific Maritime Southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Java. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Watercolour and gouache sketch on paper. Image: Thomas Lewin, early 1800s [larger view]. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Review all mystery birds to date.