122 JOURNAL, NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY OF SIAM. Vol. I. 
of the Society. I am indebted to Mr. Herbert for assisting me to 
identify my specimens. 
Cissa chinensis (F. 14). The Green Magpie. Shot March 
20th at Huey Nam Ron on the Upper Thoungyin watershed, in 
bamboo jungle. It is the only one I saw, and I do not recollect 
having seen one elsewhere. 
Oates, in the Fauna of British India, writes as follows :— 
“The plumage of this bird changes after death and also in captivity 
from green to dull blue; and the red on the wings also undergoes 
a change under the same circumstances, becoming much duller.” 
In the case of the present specimen the crown is distinctly blue over 
the yellow of the under webs instead of green, the back and scapulars 
are tipped with blue, and the central tail feathers are blue. Un- 
fortunately 1 was not aware of this change of colour after death, and 
did not note the colours when the bird was shot, but it is to be 
hoped that anyone who obtains a specimen in the future will take 
very careful note of all the green parts immediately the bird is killed. 
A description of this bird, taken from the Fauna of British India, 
is given for the guidance of those interested. ‘Head and neck 
greenish yellow; general body plumage green ; the lores and a band 
through each eye, the two meeting behind on the nape, black ; the 
cheeks, sides of neck, and lower plumage paler green ; tail green, the 
central feathers tipped with white, the others tipped with white 
and with a subterminal band of black; lesser wing coverts green, 
the other coverts red; wings brown on the inner webs, red on the 
outer ones. Bill red; legs coral red; inside of mouth reddish flesh- 
colour.” 
Urocissa occipitalis (F. 12). The Red-billed Blue Magpie. 
About a week later I obtained a specimen of this bird, which is very 
handsomo with the purplish blue of its back, wings and tail showing 
up from a ground-work of black and white. This species has, however, 
been recorded irom other parts of Siam, and a closer description here 
is unnecessary. 
Cyanops davisont (F. 1013). Davison’s Blue-throated Barbet. 
On April 20th, at a place about eight miles south-west of Pak Me 
Chan, I saw two of these birds sitting on a low stunted tree in open 
country, and shot one of them. Later on I saw several more, but did 
not obtain another specimen. 
