BIRDS FROM SIAM AND THE MALAY PENINSULA 483 



TEPHRODORNIS PONDICERIANA THAI Kloas and Chasen 



Tephrodornis pondicerianus thai Kloss and Chasen, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, vol. 46, 

 p. 58, 1926 (Tachang Thai, Raheng, western Siam). 



Two males, Mekhan, February 6, 1932; three males, Meserieng, 

 January 23, 1933; two males, Doi Tin Pata, December 26, 1932. 



This small wood-shrike can easily be distinguished from the other 

 species of the genus occurring in Siam by the smaller size (wing about 

 85 mm), white outer tail feathers, and white superciliary. It does not 

 seem to be nearly so common as the larger species occurring in northern 

 Siam. 



I have seen no good comparative material from India, but the 

 specimens examined appear to be more brownish above and below 

 than any in the Siamese series. 



Gyldenstoipe has recorded it from Muang Pre " and Khun Tan ^^; 

 Lowe ^^ from Kempempet. 



The form ranges from western and northern Siam to Cambodia, 

 southern Laos, southern Annam, and Cochinchina. 



HEMIPUS PICATUS (Sykes) 



Muscicapa picata Sykes, Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1832, p. 85 (Dukhun). 

 Muscicapa capitalis McClelland, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1839, p. 157, 1840 

 (Assam). 



One male, Kao Chong, Trang, September 5, 1933; two males, Tha 

 Lo, Bandon, September 13, 22, 1931; one male, Koh Lak, June 14, 

 1933; one female, Pran, April 1, 1931; one female, Muang Kanburi, 

 April 15, 1928; five males, Aranya, July 14-19, 1930; one male and one 

 female, lOiun Tan, 3,000 feet, September 2, 1930, February 19, 1932; 

 one male and four females, Hin Lap, December 6, 1931; October 2, 3, 

 1932; two males, Lat Bua Kao, July 30 and August 7, 1929; four males 

 and five females, Pak Chong, February 19, 22, 1924, May 15, 16, 19, 

 1925, May 9, 1926; November 19, 24, 1929; one male and one female. 

 Lam lOong Lang, June 11, 1925; one male and one female, Tha 

 Chang, March 16, 1927; three males, Sikeu, near Korat, February 18- 

 March 4, 1926; two males, Sriracha, May 24, 1925, April 20, 1934; one 

 male and two females, Nong Yang, November 7, 16, 1931; one male 

 and one female, Krat, October 19, 1928. The following five specimens 

 are brown-backed birds (capitalis): One male, Doi Nangka, November 

 20, 1930; one female. Pang Meton (Doi Nangka), May 3, 1931; two 

 males and one female, Doi Plua Mot, August 24, 28, 1934. 



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

 (Prahmon, April 6, 1896; Lay Song Hong, November 30, 1896; Trang, 

 January 5 and March 3, 1899). He gives the soft parts as: Iris dark 

 brown ; bill and feet black. 



»" Kunsl. Svenska Vet.-Akad. Handl., vol. 60, no 8, p. 32, 1913. 

 »' Kungl. Svenska Vet.-Akad. Handl., vol. 56, no. 2, p. 42, 1826. 

 •» Ibis, 1933, p. 273. 



