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geographical race of S. superciliaris ; from Northern Siam by Mr. 
Kmil Hisenhofer (Gyldenstope); and fromthe Ratburi and Petcha- 
puri Monthons by Gairdner. I have likewise met with the bird at 
Koh Lak and at various places on the Hast coast of the Gulf of Siam 
as far south as Chantabun. 
Family MI/SCICAPIDA.—F lycatchers. 
34 (562). Siphia albicilla. Zhe Hastern Red-breasted 
Flycatcher. 
Description. Length about 127 mm. (5 in). General colour 
of upper parts fulvous brown, darker on the head, and with upper tail- 
coverts black ; quills brown, the primaries very narrowly, the other 
wing-feathers more broadly, edged paler; the two middle pair of tail- 
feathers wholly blackish, the others with the basal half or more white. 
Chin and throat chestnut in the male, ashy white in the female; re- 
mainder of lower plumage ashy white. 
Iris dark brown. Bill dark brown, except base of lower mandible 
which is brownish flesh. Mouth dull yellow. Legs and feet dark 
brown to blackish. 
Habits, etc. This bird is a cold weather visitor to Siam and 
occurs in Bangkok from October to February, though not, I think, in 
‘any large numbers. It is of an active and wary disposition, and 
usually flits away as one approaches, the while uttering its grating 
little note, chr-r-r, which is unmistakable. It usually keeps to low 
trees and bushes, hunting for small insects, but I have observed it des- 
cend to the ground for that purpose—flitting back again to a convenient 
perch near by, as soon as the insect has been captured, 
Distributicn. Also recorded from Northern Siam (Gyldenstolpe), 
while I have likewise obtained it at Sriracha in December. 
35 979). Stoparola melanops. The Verditer Flycatcher. 
Description. Length upto 165 mm. (6.5 in). Male. Whole 
plumage verditer-blue, with the exception of the lores, feathers in front 
of the eye and those at the base of the lower mandible, which are black ; 
all wing-feathers black on inner webs; tail blue, the shafts black and 
the inner webs edged with blackish brown. Under tail-coverts fringed 
with white. Female. Very similar to male, but the blue of the body- 
plumage is duller. the lores are brown, and the chin and throat are 
whitish. 
