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CHLOROPSIS AURIFRONS INORNATUS Klos3 



Chloropsis aurifrons inornatus Kloss, Ibis, 1918, p. 198 (Lat Bua Kao, eastern 

 Siam). 



One male, Sikeu, near Korat, March 16, 1926; two males, Pak 

 Chong, June 20, 26, 1934; one male and one female, Cliantiik, June 

 12, 14, 1934; one male. Ban Nakae, Maich 4, 1929; one male, Lat 

 Bua Kao, August 10, 1929; one male and one female, Lem Sing, 

 Chantabun, June 9, 1926; one male. Ban Manoa Wan, October 19, 

 1932; one male. Ban Mekok, October 20, 1932; one male, Muang 

 Kanburi, September 10, 1928; one male, Wang Kien, March 13, 1934; 

 one male, Sam Roi Yot, November 13, 1932; one male, Koh Lak, 

 June 15, 1933. 



The male from Sikeu and the male from Lat Bua Kao have a yellow 

 fringe below the black of the throat but not nearly so pronounced as 

 in typical aurifrons. 



De Schauensee ^^ records C. a. inornatvs from Nakon Nayok and 

 says that it replaces the northern form in southern Siam, and on his 

 third expedition he took specimens at Konken, Kengkoi, and Tamu- 

 ang.^* Kloss ^^ records it from Koh Lak; Robinson and Kloss ^^* from 

 Koh Lak and Hat Sanuk. 



The form ranges from southern Tenasserim north through south- 

 western Siam to southern and eastern Siam, Laos, Cambodia, Annam, 

 and Cochinchina. 



The males of this form difl'er from t^^pical aurifrons in lacking or 

 having the yellow surrounding the black throat patch much reduced. 



CHLOROPSIS HARDWICKII HARDWICKII Jardine and Sslby 



Chloropsis hardwickii Jardine and Selby, Illustrations of ornithology, vol. 2, 

 pt. 7, Appendix, p. 1, 1830 (Nepal). 



Seven males and one female, Khun Tan Mountains, 2,000-4,200 

 feet, November 19-23, 1928, May 13, 15, 1933; four males and two 

 females, Khun Tan, October 18-21, 1929, August 23-27, 1930; four 

 males and three females, Doi Nangka, November 17, 1930; one female, 

 Pang Meton (Doi Nangka), May 1, 1931; one male, Doi Kiew Koh 

 Ma, December 25, 1932; three males and two females, Doi Hua Mot, 

 August 12-24, 1934. 



I do not think the above series represents typical harckvickii nor 

 does it agree with the description of malayana. Only two Indian male 

 specimens have been available for comparison and they difl'er con- 

 siderably from tlie fine scries of Siamese males; the pileum is olive- 

 ocher with a slight greenish wash, while in the Siamese series the pileum 



" Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 81, p. 5.17, 1930. 

 M Proc. Arad. Nat. Sci. Philadelplim, vol. 80. p. 200, U>31. 

 " Ibis, 1918, p. 198. 

 "• Jourri. Nat. IJist. Soc. Siam, vol. 5, p. 2G0. 1924. 



