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CALLOLOPHUS MINIATUS MALACCENSIS (Latham) 



Picus malaccensis Latham, Index ornithologicus, vol. 1, p. 241, 1790 (Malacca) 



Two males, Bukit, Patani, January 23, 1931; one immature male, 

 Pak Bhayoon, Tale Sap, July 4, 1929; one immature male, Patalung, 

 July 5, 1929; one male, Kao Chong, Trang, September 1, 1933; one 

 female, Waterfall, Trang, August 25, 1933 ; one male and one female, 

 Tha Lo, Bandon, September 17, 22, 1931; one male, Sicliol, Bandon, 

 September 2, 1929. 



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

 females, Trang (Tyching, May 29, 1896; Lay Song Hong, December 

 27, 1896; near Chong, January 25, 1897; Kao Nom Plu, 1,000 feet, 

 February 23, 1897; Trang, January 21, 1899); two males and one 

 female, Rumpin River, Pahang, June 14, 23, 1902. He describes the 

 soft parts as: Iris dark red or brown; upper mandibles black; lower 

 bluish white; feet green. 



The two immature males collected by Dr. Smith are much paler 

 than the adults, and the bills are shorter; they are about adult size. 



There seems to be little difference in size between the sexes. Ten 

 males measure: Wing, 125-130.5 (127.6); tail, 68-79.5 (73.6); culmen, 

 25-28 (25.8) mm. Five females: Wing, 128-135 (130); tail, 74-78 

 (74.9); culmen, 24-25.5 (24.7) mm. 



This form ranges from the Malay States north to Pakchan Estuary,^, 

 whence it was recorded by Robinson and Kloss ^°; it also occurs on 

 Sumatra, Banka, and Billiton. 



Callolophus miniatus miniatus (Forster) is confined to Java. 



C. m. dayak Stresemann is found in Borneo. 



C. m. niasensis (Buttikofer) is confined to the island of Nias, off the 

 western coast of Sumatra. 



CHRYSOPHLEGMA HUMH HUMH Hargitt 



Chrysophlegma humii Hargitt, Ibis, 1889, p. 231 (Malacca and Klong, Selangor). 



One male and two females, Bangnara, Patani, May 31, 1924, July 

 4, 1926; three males, Kao Soi Dao, Trang, December 21, 1933- 

 January 1, 1934; one male and two females, Kao Luang, Nakon 

 Sritamarat, July 17, 23, 1928; one male, Ban Huey Ta, Nakon Srita- 

 marat, July 12, 1928; two females, Sichol, Bandon, May 19, 1930. 



Dr. Smith gives the soft parts of a pair shot at Bangnara, Patani, 

 May 31, as: Male — iris reddish brown; bill black; legs light green. 

 Female — iris dull reddish brown; bill blacldsh brown above, dark 

 blue below; legs dark green. 



Dr. W. L. Abbott collected the following in the Mala}'- Peninsula: 

 Four males and two females, Trang (La}^ Song Hong, September 22, 

 30, December 21, 24, 1896; Trang, January 26, 1899; Kao Soi Dao. 



»« Journ. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam, vol. 6, p. 188, 1923. 



