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In northern Siam I have seen but two records, both by Gylden- 

 stolpe — one from northern Siam without locality ^° and the other from 

 Chienghai and Chiengsen.'^ Williamson ^^ records it as rare at Bang- 

 kok. Herbert ^^ found it breeding at Dookanong, Samkok, and 

 Ayuthia, in June and July, and describes the nest and eggs. Robin- 

 son and Kloss ^* record three males and four females from Koh Lak. 

 De Schauensee took two pairs at Bung Borapet in June and gives the 

 wings as 55, 54, 52, and 55.5 mm. Dr. Smith's male measures: Wing^ 

 53; tail, 33.5; culmen, 11.5 mm. 



The range of the form is eastern Bengal to Burma, Annam, Siam 

 proper, and Indo-China. 



MUNIA ATRICAPILLA SINENSIS BIyth 



Munia sinensis Blyth, Catalogue of the birds in the museum Asiatic Society, 

 p. 337, 1849 (1852) (Penang; founded on Edwards, pi. 43). 



One male and one immature female, Bangnara, Patani, July 19, 

 1926; one male and two females, Patalung, July 9, 1929. 



Dr. W. L. Abbott collected two females, Tyching, Trang, May 26, 

 1926; one male and one female, the Dindings, Straits of Malacca, 

 April 13, 1900; one male, Dungun River, Trengganu, September 24, 

 1900; one set of three eggs, Rumpin River, Pahang, July 3, 1902. He 

 gives the soft parts as: Iris dark brown or reddish brown; bill horn 

 blue or leaden; feet dark blue or leaden. 



This series is much lighter above and below than M. a. atricapilla; 

 the black patch on the belly is absent ; and the longer upper tail coverts 

 are aniline j^ellow, inclining to xanthine orange or amber-brown in two 

 or three specimens. 



In the series of nine adults of M. a. sinensis only two have a definite 

 dark patch on the belly, and even then it is not black but more of a 

 chocolate. The sexes are alike. 



The nine adults measure: Wing, 47.5-54 (51.8); tail, 29-34.5 

 (30.7); culmen, 11-12 (11.5) mm. 



This form ranges from the Malay States northward as far as Trang 

 at least, but how much farther it is impossible to say. 



MUNIA STRIATA ACUTICAUDA Hodgson 



Munia acuticavda Hodgson, Asiat. Res., vol. 19, p. 153, 1836 (Nepal). 



One female, Doi Hua Mot, August 23, 1934; one male and one 

 female. Ban Nam Kien, Nan, April 20, 1930; one male and one female, 

 Aranya, July 13, 14, 1930; two males (one immature), Bangkok, 

 October 27, 30, 1925; one male, Sriracha, April 19, 1934. 



'» Journ. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam, vol. 1, p. 170, 1916. 



« Kungl. Svenska Vet.-Akad. Handl., vol. 56, no. 2, p. 27, 1916. 



" Journ. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam, vol. 2, p. 193, 1917. 



" Journ. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam, vol. 6, p. 121, 1923. 



«* Journ. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam, vol. 5, p. 362, 1924. 



