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Dr. W. L. Abbott collected one male and two females, Domel 

 Island, Mergui Archipelago, February 23, 25, 1900. He describes the 

 soft parts as: Iris dark brown; bill and feet coral-red. 



The form ranges from Ceylon and practically aU India east to 

 Assam, Burma, Siam, Indo-China, and Hainan and south through 

 Peninsular Siam to the Aroa Island, Straits of Malacca, and Sumatra. 



Robinson and Kloss *^ state that it occurs tliroughout the Malay 

 Peninsula. Gyldenstolpe ^^ says that it is generally distributed 

 throughout Siam, though nowhere common. A related form, Ceyx 

 erithacus macrocarus Oberholser, is found in the Nicobar and Andaman 

 Islands. 



CEYX RUFIDORSUS RUFIDORSUS Strickland 



Ceyx rufidorsa Strickland, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1846, p. 99, 1847 (Malacca). 



One male, Sichol, Bandon, August 29, 1929. 



Dr. W. L. Abbott took a male on the Endau River, east coast of 

 Johore, July 15, 1901. 



Chasen and Kloss ^^ in working over this species reached the con- 

 clusion that dilhmjnni Sharpe, innominata Salvadori, sharpei Salvadori, 

 euerythra Sharpe, and robusta Parrot are synonyms of this form. As 

 they had a large series, they are probably right. They give the 

 range of C. r. rufidorsus as Malay Peninsula, Rhio-Lingga Islands, 

 Banka, Billiton, Sumatra, Mentawi Islands, Batu Islands, Java, Bali, 

 Kangean Islands, Anamba Islands, Natuna Islands, and Borneo. 

 I have left out the Philippine Islands mentioned by them as specimens 

 examined by me from some of the other islands of the group seem to 

 be different. They have less of the plilox-purplish wash on the head 

 and back. 



Robinson ^- records this kingfisher under the name Ceyx euerythra 

 from Ban Kok Klap, Bandon. Bandon seems to be its northern limit 

 on the m.ainland. 



RAMPHALCYON AMAUROPTERA (Pearson) 



Halcyon amauroptera Pearson, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. 10, p. 635, 1841 

 (Calcutta, India). 



Dr. W. L. Abbott collected two males and one female at Prahmon^ 

 Trang, March 8, 17, 1896; one male, Pulo Adang, Butang Islands, 

 December 14, 1899; two males, Maliwun, Tenasserim, March 18, 1900; 

 one male, Sullivan Island, Mergui Archipelago, February 3, 1900. 

 He describes the soft parts as: Iris dark brown; orbital skin orange or 

 red; bill red, tip black; feet bright red, claws horny brown. 



" Uiis, 1911. p. 33. 

 « Ibif, 1920. p. 588. 



•' Bull. Raffles Mus., no. 4, pp. 21-24, 1930. 

 " Journ. Federated Malay States Mas., vol. 5, p. 92, 1915. 

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