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Robinson and Kloss ^ state that it is fairly common in Trang; 

 they also record it from Kao Ram, 1,200 feet, and Kao Luang, 2,000 

 feet, Nakon Sritamarat;' Baker ^ gives it for Tung Song. 



S. s. squamata (Temminck) is confined to Java. 



PYCNONOTUS GOIAVIER PEUSONATA (Hume) 



Otocompsa pcrsonata Hume, Stray Feathers, vol. 1, p. 407, 1873 (Acheen, Sumatra). 



One male, Bangnara, Patani, May 22, 1925; one female, Yala, 

 Patani, February 1, 1931; one male and one female, Pak, Bhaj^'oon, 

 July 4, 1929; two males, Singora, July 2, 1929; one male and one fe- 

 male, Patalung, July 9, 5, 1929; three males, Koh Chang, April 1 

 and 2, 1924; one female, Kao Seming, Ivrat, October 18, 1928; three 

 males and three females, Chantabun, May 28, 1929, March 15, 1930; 

 four males and seven females, Lem Sing, Chantabun, June 10, 13, 

 1926, June 27, 1931. 



Dr. W. L. Abbott collected the following: Five males and two 

 females, Trang (Prahmon, February 26, and April 2, 1896; Tyching 

 April 23, 1896; Lay Song Hong, December 10, 15, 1896; Trang, Feb- 

 ruarj'^ 15, 1897; near base of Kao Nom Plu, March 10, 1897); one male, 

 Singapore Island, Aiay 15, 1899; one male and one female, Tanjong 

 Kalong, Singapore, October 15, 19, 1899; one male and one female, 

 the Dindings, Straits of Malacca, April 12, 1900; one male, and one 

 female, Tanjong Laboha, Trengganu, September 30, 1900; one female, 

 mouth of the Rumpin River, Pahang, May 20, 1902; one male and one 

 female, Tenasserim (Bok Pyin, February 12, 1900; Tanjong Badak, 

 March 15, 1900). He gives the soft parts as: Iris dark brown; bill 

 and feet black. 



The form ranges from Sumatra north through the Malay Peninsula 

 to southern Tenasserim, southern Siani and eastward to southeastern 

 Siam, Cambodia, and Cochinchina. 



Robinson ^ records it from Koh Samui; Kloss ^ from Tachiu; Her- 

 bert ^ found it not common at Bangkok and met with it only at the 

 Ditches, Klong Toi, and Samkok; only one set of eggs was taken, 

 which is described. 



This form has been usually recorded as P. g. mialis, but that form 

 is probably confined to Java. 



*Ibis, 1911. p. 59. 



» Journ. Federated Malay States Mus., vol. 11, p. 61, 1923. 



• Journ. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam, vol. 3, p. 196, 1919. 



' Journ. Federated Malay States Mus., vol. 5. p. 149, 1915. 



• Ibis, 1918, p. 199. 



• Journ. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam, vol. 6, p. 96, 1923. 



