BIRDS FROM SIAM AND THE MALAY PENINSULA 169 



Family ALCEDINIDAE: Kingfishers 



CERYLE RUDIS LEUCOMELANURA Rcichenbach 



Ceryle leucomelanura Reichenbach, Handbuch der speciellen Ornithologie, 

 Alcedineae, pp. iv, 21, pi. 409B, fig. 3488, 1851 (Ceylon), 



Three males, Potaram, February 4, 1926; eight males and three 

 females, Bung Borapet, June 19-29, 1932, March 22, 1933; two 

 males and one female, Bangkok, February 9 and July 5, 1924, and 

 June 3, 1926. 



This race ranges from Ceylon and the whole of India, east to 

 Burma, Siam, and Indo-China, and south to Tenasserim. 



It is evidently not an uncommon resident form all over Siam proper, 

 but apparently does not extend south to Peninsular Siam, 



Gairdner ^^ records it for the Petchaburi District, and this is the 

 most southern record I have seen in this direction; de Schauensee ^* 

 took it at Kengkoi, which is the farthest east of which I have any 

 records, although it is said to occur all over Indo-China. Herbert ^' 

 found it breeding higher up the river than Bangkok from December 

 28 to March, 



A closely related form, Ceryle rudis insignis Hartert, is found in 

 southeastern Cliina, 



MEGACERYLE LUGUBRIS GUTTULATA (Stejneger) 



Ceryle guttulata Stejneger, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 15, p. 294, 1893 (new 

 name for Alcedo guttata Vigors, 1831, not Boddaert, 1783; Himalayas). 



One male, Ta Fang, January 18, 1933; one male, Khonka Valley, 

 January 19, 1933. 



Dr. Smith supplies the following note on the first specimen: Rare; 

 small watercourses in deep jungle. Stomach contained only fish 

 bones, 



Chasen and Kloss ^^ record two males from the Raheng District; 

 one of these specimens is now in the United States National Museum 

 and was taken June 30, This seems to be the only previous record 

 for Siam, 



The race breeds from Kashmir to Assam, Burma, western and 

 northern Siam, China, and south to Tonkin, Laos, and Annam. It 

 is a mountain bird and does not occur in the low country, except 

 possibly in winter, 



M. I. luguhris (Temminck) is a considerably lighter-colored race, 

 with reduced spotting on the pectoral band, and is confined to some 

 of the Japanese islands and Korea, 



" Journ. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam, vol. 1, p. IM, 1915. 



" Proc. Acad. Nat. Pci. Philadelphia, vol. 86, p. 2fil, 1OT4. 



" Journ. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam, vol. 6, p. 307, 1924. 



•» Journ. Siam Soc. Nat. Hist. Suppl., vol. 7, p. 165, 1928. 



