BIRDS FROM SIAM AND THE MALAY PENINSULA 389 



September 23, 1900; two males and one unsexed, Rumpin River, 

 Pahang, May 30, and June 21, 1902. He gives the soft parts as: Iris 

 deep red; bill black; feet dull brownish leaden, toes blackish. 



Williamson ^ has recorded it from Bangnara, Patani ; Robinson and 

 Kloss ^ saj'^ that in the Malay Peninsula it always seems to be a some- 

 what rare and local species; de Schauensee ^ records a pair from Nakon 

 Sritamarat. 



It ranges from southern Tenasserim south through Peninsular Siam 

 to Singapore; it has also been recorded from Sumatra and Borneo, but 

 I am not satisfied that specimens from these two islands are the same 

 as the mainland bird. 



A pair from Sumatra and an unsexed one from Billiton seem to be a 

 httle darker above than mainland specimens; they are very close, 

 however. Six males and one female from Borneo are lighter above 

 than the mainland specimens and the cheeks are lighter also. 



The wings of six males from Borneo measure 87-100 (94.4) mm; 

 two males from the Malay States and one male from Sumatra, 91-93.5 

 (92.5) mm. 



TRACHYCOMUS ZEYLANICUS (Gmelin) 



Sturnus zcylanicus Gmelin, Systema naturae, vol. 1, pt. 2, p. 804, 1789 (Ceylon, 

 error; Java). 



One male, Ban Kiriwong, July 10, 1928. 



Dr. W. L. Abbott collected the following: Three males and one 

 female, Trang (Prahmon, April 2, 5, 1896; Kantany, January 16, 

 1897); one male, Dungun River, Trengganu, September 19, 1900; one 

 male, Victoria Point, Tenasserim, March 12, 1904; one male, Bok 

 Pyin, Tenasserim, February 14, 1900. He gives the soft parts as: Iris 

 pale brown, orange-brown, red-brown, or brownish red; bill black; 

 feet blackish leaden, dull black, or brownish black. 



The range of the species is Tenasserim south through Peninsular 

 Siam to the Malay States, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. 



The island material at my disposal is too scanty to bring out any 

 differences, if they exist, between the birds of the various regions. 



SQUAMATORNIS SQUAMATA WEBBERI (Hume) 



Ixidia webberi Hume, Stray Feathers, vol. 8, p. 40, 1879 (Tonka Territories). 



Dr. W. L. Abbott collected one male and three females in Trang, 

 January 20 and 21, 1899. He gives the soft parts as: Iris orange-red; 

 bill black; feet dark leaden. 



The form ranges from Tenasserim tlirough Peninsular Siam to the 

 Malay States and Sumatra. 



' Journ. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam, vol. 3, p. 19, 1918. 



» Journ. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam, vol. 5, p. 2fi7, 1924. 



« Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 86, p. 204, 1934. 



