MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 71 



Tliis bird is a common Bcangkolc resident, beinsT fouTul in th(> 

 open fields and along the road-sides of the suburbs, and is known to 



the Siamese as Mf\ nJJ "^lU cJu, Nok krachab fon. \V. J. F. W.] 



& 



[From tlio BnUcHii nf the British Ornithnhigist^' Chth, No. CCXF. 

 Vol. XXXVt (11115), p. 34]. 



ilr. E. C. Stuart Baker exhibited two specimens of a new sub- 

 species oi Mirafra, for wliich he ju-oposed the name : — 



iIlKAFK.4 A.SSA1IKA iMAUIONAE, Subsp. HOV. 



He made the following observations : — 



" The interesting specimens .shown form a link between Mimfi-a 

 apsamica and Minifi'ii in'croptcni, resembling the former most nearlj' 

 in cohration and the latter in size. 



" From M. assaiiiica it also differs in being more brown and less 

 grey above and paler below, whilst from M. microptera it differs in 

 being giey-ljrown ratlier than rufous-brown or sandy brown and, 

 generallv. much darker. It has the same ill-defined nuchal markings 

 as are to be found in ]\[. mkrojdent, but tlie.se are whitish instead of 

 rufescent. The wing averages about 75.0 mm. or about the same as 

 in M. microptera as against a full 84. mm. in M. assamica. 



" I name this new L;irk after ifrs. Marion Williamson, who 

 obtained the specimens. 



"The types are :— - 



c? . Avuthia, Central Siam, 8 7.14. 



Q 



These two skins, which are those of a pair killed by the same 

 shot, have been presented to the Museum by Mr. Williamson." 



No. IV. The Giant Ibis (Thauniatihis gigantca). 



The accompanying illustration is reproduced from a photograph 

 of a specimen of this rare Ibis which was obtained b}' Mr. K. G. 

 Gairdner at Ban Tup Takoh, near Cliom Beung, Rxtburi, in March 

 1P13. The bird is now pi'eserved at tiio Firitisli Museum (Natural 

 History) where the photograph was taken, for this Journal, hy the 

 courtesy of the ]\Iusoum authorities. 



As stated by Robinson and and Kloss (Ibis 1911, p. 17). the 

 tj'pe specimen was procured bj' Oustaletin Cochin Chin^, while xVhlwtt 

 obtained a second one in the interior of Trang, in Peninsular Siam, 

 whore also llobinson and Kloss procured one in February lOlU. Mr. 

 Gaii'dner's is thus the fourth known specimen, aud he sends me the 

 following interesting note on it: — 



" It may bo of some value to record the measurements of this 

 specimen and also the colours of the soft parts two hours after death:— . 

 Length 38.5 inches; wing 21.5; tail 10; tarsus 4.3; bill to gape 8.5; 

 bend of wing to top of head 9. 



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