THE BIRDS OF THAILAND 9 



Genus BOTAURUS Stephens 



Botaurus stellaris stellaris (Linnaeus) 



[Ardea] stellaris Linnaeus, Systema naturae, ed. 10, torn. 1, 1758, 

 p. 144 (Europe; type locality restricted to Sweden, apud 

 Hartert) . 

 Range: A visitor from northern Asia, reported on migration or in 

 winter from the northern plateau and the central plains. 



Family CICONIIDAE 

 Genus IBIS Lacepede 



Ibis leucocephala (Pennant) 



Tantalus leucocephalus Pennant, Indian zoology, 1769, p. 11, pi. 

 10 (Ceylon). 

 Range: Marshes of the central plains and of the peninsular provinces 

 to the extreme South. 



Genus ANASTOMUS Bonnaterre 



Anastomus oscitans (Boddaert) 



Ardea oscitans Boddaert, Table des planches enlumineez d'his- 

 toire natiu-elle, 1783, p. 55 (Pondicherry, ex d'Aubenton, pi. 

 932). 

 Range: Reported from marshes of the northern plateau, the cen- 

 tral plains, and of the peninsular provinces south to Krabi. 



Genus CICONIA Brisson 



Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus) 



[Ardea] Ciconia Linnaeus, Systema naturae, ed. 10, tom. 1, 1758, 

 p. 142 (Europe, Asia, Africa; type locality restricted to Sweden, 

 apud Hartert). 

 Range: A visitor from western Asia, known by one winter sight rec- 

 ord from the central plains (Nakhon Pathom) . 



Ciconia nigra (Linnaeus) 



[Ardea] nigra Linnaeus, Systema naturae, ed. 10, tom. 1, 1758, p. 

 142 (''in Europa boreali"; type locaUty restricted to Sweden, 

 apud Peters) . 

 Range: A visitor from northern Asia, reported on migration or in 

 winter from the northern plateau (Chiang Rai). 



