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Geographic distribution. — Northeastern India, north to Assam and 

 Nepal; west to Khandesh; south to the Godavari River, Orissa, and 

 the North Shan States; and east to Yunnan, China. 



5. Dissemurus paradiseus malabaricus (Latham). 



Lanius malabaricus Latham, Index ornithologicus, vol. 1, p. 66, 1790, ("Mala- 

 baria.") 



Geographic distribution. — Indian Peninsula south of the Godavari 

 River. 



6. Dissemurus paradiseus ceylonensis Sharpe. 



D[issemurus]. ceylonensis Sharpe, Catalogue of birds in the British Museum, 

 vol. 3, p. 264 (in text), July 24, 1877. (" Ceylon.") 



Geographic distribution.- — Island of Ceylon. 



7. Dissemurus paradiseus nicobariensis Baker. 



Dissemurus paradiseus nicobariensis Baker, Nov. Zool., vol. 25, no. 1, p. 302, 

 May 1, 1918. ("Kondel [Island], Nicobars.") 



Geographic distribution. — Nicobar Islands. 



8. Dissemurus paradiseus otiosus Richmond. 



Dissemurus malabaricus otiosus Richmond, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 25, p. 290, 

 Sept. 17, 1902. (" Lawrence Island and Little Andaman.") (New name for 

 Edolius affinis Beavan, nee Edolius ajjinis Blyth.) 



Geographic distribution. — Andaman Islands. 



9. Dissemurus paradiseus mallomicrus Oberholser. 



Dissemurus paradiseus mallomicrus Oberholser, Journ. Washington Acad. 

 Sci., vol. 16, no. 19, p. 518, Nov. 18, 1926. ("Hastings Island, Mergui 

 Archipelago," ofif Malay Peninsula.) 



Geographic distribution. —Mergui Archipelago. 



10. Dissemurus paradiseus hypoballus Oberholser. 



Dissemurus paradiseus hypoballus Oberholser, Journ. Washington Acad. 

 Sci., vol. 16, no. 19, p. 518, Nov. 18, 1926. ("Prahmon, Trang, Lower 

 [Peninsular] Siam.") (New name for Dissemurus setifer of authors, nee 

 Temminck.) 



Geographic distribution. —Malay Peninsula south of Tenasserim, 

 including the coastal islands (except Singapore). 



11. Dissemurus paradiseus messatius OherholseT. 



Dissemurus paradiseus messatius Oberholser, Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., 

 vol. 16, no. 19, p. 519, Nov. 18, 1926. ("Selitar, 9 miles from the town of 

 Singapore, Singapore Island, Federated Malay States.") 



Geographic distribution.— Island of Singapore, Federated Malay 

 States. 



12. Dissemurus paradiseus siakensis Oberholser. 



Dissemurus paradiseus siakensis Oberholser, Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., 

 vol. 16, no. 19, p. 519, Nov. 18, 1926. ("Siak River, eastern Sumatra.") 



