22 MESSRS. ROBINSON AND KLOSS ON 



Males. Total length G70, 542, 532, 630, 675, 504, 480 ; wing 

 228, 224, 222, 223, 237, 226. 220; tail 337, 243, 305, 304, 343, 180, 

 175; tarsus 73, 70, 79, 73, 75, 76, 70; bill from gape 31, 32, 34, 

 30. 28, 30, 27 mm. 



Female!^. Total length 462, 438, 403, 440, 435, 468 ; wing 206, 

 192,195.196,192,220; tail 160,148, 148, 145, 140, 158; tarsus 

 57, 63, 56, 60, 62, 64 ; bill from gape 26, 26, 25, 26, 28, 27 mm. 



Common throughout the area dealt with, in the usual situations 

 at the edge of cultivation and in secondary jungle. Especially 

 numerous at Tasan, where at the time of our visit they were breeding, 

 the clutches being of five to seven eggs. 



11. Polyplectron bicalcaratum (Linn.). 



Faro hicalcaratus, Linn., Sy.st. Nat. i, 1766, p. 268 (China). 



Poh/plectron tihetamun, A., pp. 432, 521 (Nwalabo). 



Pol//plect)-on chinrjuis, Ogilvie Grant, Oat. Birds Brit. Mus. xxii, 



1893, p. 357 (Mergui and Nwalabo) ; G., p. 151 (Ratburi and 



Petchabnri). 

 Polyplectron bicalcaratum, Stuart Baker, Journ. Nat. Hi.st. Soc. 



Boml).iy, xxiv, 1916, p. 209. 

 Poh/plectron malacce7isis, I., p. 158 (Koon Tan). 

 Pohjjilectrun bical a 7-atn 777 chmqiiis, M.l, p. 33 (Patiyu). 



The only definite records for our area are those of Gairdner 



and Stuart Baker, /.oc. cit. supra. Gyldenstolpe's $ from Koon Tan, 



N. Siam, referred to P. mfilaccensls, undoubtedly belongs here, as 



he specially mentions the outer tail-feathers as having ocelli on both 



webs. 



12. Polyplectron malaccense (Scop.). 



Phasinmts malacce7isis, Scop., Del. Flor et Faun. In.subr. ii, 1786, p. 



93 (Malacca). 

 Polyplectron hicalcaratum, A., p. 434 (Mergui, Hill.s of South 



Tenasserim ?) B., p. 80 (Puket). 

 Polyplectron malacce7isis, Stuart Baker, Journ. Nat. Hist. Soc. 



Bombay, xxiv, 1916, p. 221 (South Tenasserim). 



Though it is probable that the Peacock Pheasant is quite 

 common in Patani, the only definite records are those of Miiller and 

 Stuart Baker given above. 



A. Hume, & navison, Stray Feathers, vi, 1878. E, (). Grant, Fascieuli Malayenses, iii (Birds), 190.5. 



B. Miillur. Die-Ornis dor Tnsol SalaiiKa. 1882. F ]{(,l,iiison and Kloss, Ibis, 1910-11. 



C. OmU-s, Birds Brit. Buriii.ili, Vols. i. &: ii, 1883. G. (Jaiidner, .Tourn. N.H. Soc. Siam, i, 1915. 



D. Bonliote, P. Z. S. 1901, Vol. i H. Kcbinson, Journ. F. M. S. Museums, v, 1915. 



JOURN. NAT. HIST. SOC. SIAM. 



