BIRDS FROM SIAM AND THE MA1\AY I'ENINSULA 403 



Tids specios occurs in Borneo, Suniaira, and the Malay States 

 north through Peninsular Siam to southern Tenasserim. 



Robinson and Kloss record it from Trang *^, Junkseylon ^° and Kao 

 Luang, 2,000 feet, Nakon Sritamarat ^^; Robinson ^- from Kao Nawno, 

 Bandon ; Baker ^^ from Tung Song. 



It is not nearly so common as H. rujicapilla, and not much is 

 known of its habits. 



HYDROCICHLA RUFICAPILLA (Teniminck) 



Enicurus ruficapillus Temminck, Nouveau recueil de planches colorizes d'oiseaux, 

 livr. 90, pi. 534, 1832 (Palemhang, Sumatra). 



Five males and one female, Sichol, Bandon, August 30-September 3. 

 1929, May 20, 1930; two males and two females, Kao Luang, 1,000 

 feet, Nakon Sritamarat, July 17-23, 1928; four males, Kao Soi Dao, 

 Trang, September 1-December 21, 1933. 



Dr. W. L. Abbott collected four males and five females, Trang 

 (Trang, January 30- February 7, 1897; Kao Nom Plu, 1,000 feet, 

 February 25, 1897; Kao Soi Dao, 1,000 feet, February 4-20, 1899). 

 He gives the soft parts as: Iris dark brown; bill black; feet fleshy 

 white; claws white. 



A female taken by Dr. Abbott, February 1, 1897, contained two 

 nearly mature eggs. 



In the series collected by Dr. Smith there are two immature males 

 taken September 2 and 3. They have begun to assume the first 

 winter plumage; the black barring has begun to appear faintly on 

 the chest; the back is chestnut like the adult female but duller. In 

 the adult male the back is black, only the crown, nape, and hind-neck 

 chestnut. 



The species extends from the Malay States north to southern 

 Tenasserim, Sumatra, and Borneo. Robinson and Kloss ®'* report it 

 from as far north in Peninsular Siam as Tasan, Chumporn. 



CYANOSYLVIA SUECICA ROBUSTA (Buturlln) 



Cyanecula suecica robusta Buturlin, Psovaia i Ruzheinaia Okhota, vol. 13, 

 p. , March 1907, and Orn. Monatsb., 1907 (May), p. 79 (Kolyma Delta). 



One male, Potaram, February 4, 1926; one female, Bung Borapet, 

 March 21, 1933. 



Dr. Smith also secured a male at Vientiane, French Laos, Febru- 

 ary 20, 1929. 



"Ibis, 1911. p. 64. 



•• Journ. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam, vol. 3, p. 112, 1919. 



•' Journ. Federated Malay States Mus., vol. 11, p. 62, 1923. 



•' Journ. Federated Malay States Mus., vol. S, p. 107, 1915. 



•' Journ. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam, vol. 3, p. 409, 1919. 



>* Journ. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam, vol. 5, p. 310, 1924. 



