SIPHIA CONCRETA. 221 



NOTE XXIX. 



ON THE IDENTITY OF STOPAROLA CONCRETA WITH 

 SIPHIA CYANEA 



Dr. J. BUTTIKOPER. 



When revising the genus Siphia and allied genera in the 

 Leydeu Museum , I fell upon the fact that our typical 

 males and female of Stoparola concreta (Muller) from the 

 Highlands of Padang (Sumatra) are in striking contrast 

 with the other species of the genus Stoparola, which on 

 the whole is characterized by the sea-green general color, 

 the triangular , flat shape of the bill , the short tarsi and 

 the uniformity in color between male and female. Their 

 strong resemblance with Siphia Everetti, which I brought 

 home from Borneo , led me to the comparison with the 

 description of Siphia cyanea from the mountains of Tenas- 

 serim and Perak, a very rare bird which is not represented 

 in the Leyden Museum. This comparison absolutely con- 

 vinced me that our Sumatran birds are identical with 5. 

 cyanea from Tenasserim and Perak. Muscicapa concreta ha- 

 ving the priority, the species has to stand in future under 

 the name of Siphia concreta (Muller), the synonymy of 

 which will be as follows : 



a. Sumatra. 



Muscicapa concreta Muller , Tijdschr. Nat. Gesch. & Physiol. 



II, p. 351 (1835). 

 Hypothymis concreta Bp. Consp. I, p. 320. 



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