NEW OR NOTEWORTHY BIRD-RECORDS FROM SIAM. 21 
(Simm. T.L. 145 mm., W. 65) at Paknam Chumpon, South-western 
Siam, in July 1917. The last mentioned locality appears to be the 
most northerly from which this species has yet been obtained, being in 
about latitude 10’ 35" N. 
Family ORIOLIDA— Orioles. 
*20 Oriolus tenuirostris Blyth. The Burmese Black- 
naped Oriole. 
1 specimen (unsexed). Doi Nga Chang, Lampang, Northern 
Siam, February 1917. This, unfortunately, is also a mummy, having 
been injected with formalin as there was no time to skin it. W. 
148 mm. 
Fa mily MUSCICAPIDA_— Flycatchers. 
“21. Rhinomyias pectoralis Salvad. The Crey-breasted 
Flycatcher. 
22. . Bangnara, Peninsular Siam, July 1916. 
TG. 163, 166smm.. “W.'75:' 68) 
Family TURDIDA—— Thrushes. 
*22. Cyanecula suecica (Linn.). Zhe Indian Blue-throat. 
83,32. Bangkok, Central Siam, 26th November 1917 to 4th 
March 1918. 
Males (adult). T. L. 150, 147, —,—, — mm. W. 75, 71 
Wbp-0 1, oo 
Females. T. L. 150, —,— mm. W. 78, 69, 68. 
Iris dark brown. Bill blackish brown, yellow at gape and at 
extreme base of lower mandible. Mouth yellow. Legs dusky flesh. 
Claws dark horn. 
Of the above 11 birds, 8 males and 1 female were obtained be- 
tween the 26th November and 5th December 1917, when the species 
was quite common in certain places in the suburbs of Bangkok, where 
the ground was moist. The remaining two birds (both females) were 
shot in January and March 1918, respectively. 
Towards the end of last year there were high floods in the lower 
portion of the alluvial plain through which the Chao Phya river finds 
VOL. WI, NO. 1, 1918. 
