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mnle). Mouth black ( male ), flesh-colour to orange ( female ). Legs 

 dark brown to blaelclsh. Claws dark hoi'n}-. 



Referring to Gykleustolpe's remarks (o^i. 191G, p. 35) as to the 

 wing-measurements of the Siamese bird, it may be of interest to record 

 that three adult males in my collection from Sriracha (S. E. Slam), 

 Bangkok (C. Siam) and Bangnara (Pen. Siarn), respectively, all have 

 the wing measuring 48 mm. 



Distrihution, Recorded from all the divisions of the country, 

 except the Eastern, where, liowever, I have observed it at Jluak-lek, 

 in the Dong Rek hills. It is, thus, to be found all over Siam. and in 

 nianj' places is one of the common species. 



Huhits, ct'c. This very small resident bird is abundant here, 

 but possibly often escapes observation, despite the scarlet upper plum- 

 age of the males, by its habit of keeping mostly to the topmost twigs 

 of trees. It is, moreover, of restless disposition, and seldom remains 

 long in one place, but it betrays its presence by its rather staccato 

 little note o? cJd-chi-rlii-rJti, rajiidly repeated many times. Judging by 

 captive specimens I have had, it appears to live chiefly on fruit, but it 

 also doubtless takes small insects, and it makes a bright and pretty 

 little cage-bird. 



GO. (Oil). Dicseum chrysorrhoeumTemm. T/te Yellow- 

 vented Flower-pecker. 



Diccpum chrt/sorrhr-um, Robinson and Kloss, Iliis 1011, p. 7S. 



Dirwitm rJin/fto?T]i(i-iim, Gyldt'nstolpe, Jonrn. X. II. S Siam I. (lOla), 



p. 171 : Robinson, II. is 1915, p. 7:>t\. 

 Di'ciVKiii c/iri/snrrjKfiiiii, (iylib'Mslolpo 191G, p 3G. 



Bescripiion. Length about 102 mm. ( 1 in. ). L'pper i>lnmage 

 and lesser wing-coverts yellowish green, brighter on the rump and 

 upper tail-coverts ; tail blackish ; greater wing-coverts dark brown on 

 the inner webs and yellowish green on the outer ; wings blackish 

 brown, tlie primaries and secondaries narrowly, and the tortiaries 

 broadly, edged with yellowish green ; sides of the liead and neck yel- 

 lowish green ; lores, cheeks, chin and throat white, with a greenish 

 brown mandibular streak below the cheeks ; low'er plumage wliitish, 

 boldly streaked with greenish brown ; nndor (ail-coverts orange-yellow 

 to pale orange ; under wing-covcrts and axillarios white. 



L'is orange-red to bright brick-red. Upjier mandible and tip of 



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