NO. 2282. 



BIRDS FROM SIMALUR ISLAND— OBERHOLSER. 



493 



PERICROCOTUS ANDAMANENSIS MINYTHOMELAS Oberholser. 



Pericrocotus andamanensis minyfhomclas Oberholsek, Smiths. Misc. Coll., 

 vol. GO, No. 7, October 26, 1912, p. 14 (Sinmlur Island, western Sumatra). 



One adult male, No. 179899, U.S.N.M., taken at Sibabo Bay, on 

 October 25, 1002, is in the collection. It has a few orange-colored 

 feathers in the black throat. Otherwise it agrees with the type and 

 the rest of the type series of PeHcrocotus andamanensis rainy thomelas. 



The Simalur Island race differs from Pericrocotus andamanejisis 

 flammifer Hume, of Tenasserim and the Malay Peninsula, in its 

 larger size, the tail being especially long; also, in the male, in having 

 general!}^ more reddish orange on the outer webs of tertials, and in 

 having the mner webs of middle rectrices black to the tips, instead of 

 usually more or less tipped with reddish orange. From Pericrocotus 

 andamanensii modigliann Salvadori, of Engano Island, it may 

 readily be distinguished by its smaller size ; also, in the male, by more 

 extensive reddish orange markings on the distal portion of the outer 

 webs of tertials, and less black, or none, on the outer webs of middle 

 pair of tail-feathers; in the female, b}'^ decidedly darker upper parts, 

 more deeply and more extensively yellow forehead, more deeply yel- 

 low wing markings, and more richly yellow lower surface. 



Measurements of the entire type series of this subspecies, v.diich in- 

 cludes all the Simalur Island specimens in the ITnited States Natit)nai 

 Museum, are given herewith. 



Mcasurentents of specimens of Pcrierocoius tnidiniiaiiensis tulnjithoiiK 

 [Collector, Dr. W. L. Abbott.] 



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a Measured in the flesh by the collector. 



fr Type. 



