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70. Aegialitis alexandrinus peroni (Bp.). 



(!/iarad7-ias jjerani, Bj)., (.'(jinpt. Kciiti. xlii, IHOfi, p. 417 (Javii). 

 Aeyialitis alexandrinus, 11., p. 142 (Koli Peiiuiui and Koli Siunui). 

 Aeg ialit/s peroni, Yiiu'^lvui iiu(] Jones, Jljis, lOl.'j, p. 362 (South 



East China) ; 1., p. 144 (Koh Lak). 

 Aegialitis alexaridrinus peroni, J., p. 139 (fulaii Tolibun, Tiang). 



We have from the Malay Peninsula and various islands off 

 the coast a considerable series of a small plover, with the wing 

 always below 100 mm., and which therefore cannot, apart from 

 other considerations, be referred to any of the u.sually recognized 

 races of Ac. alexandriaiis. Our series has been compared with a 

 large number of specimens of true Ae. pcroai from Borneo, with 

 which they agree. We have little djubt that many sjjecimens, es- 

 pecially females or immature birds, have been recorded as Ae. 

 alexandrinus, although really this form which, in any event, can 

 only be regarded as a resident tropical race diminished in size and 

 intensified in colour precisely analogous with Ac c. jerdoni. Lieut. 

 R. E. Vaughan and Staff Surgeon K. H. Jones record this form from 

 S. E. China, stating that it arrives from the north from Autjust to 

 November and is resident during the winter months. 

 71 Numenius arquatus lineatus Cuv. 



yanienius lineatus, Cuv., llegne. Auiui. i, 1829, p. 521 ; A., p. 450 



(Pakchim) ; Hume, Stray Feath. ix, 1880 (Tongka). 

 Numenius arqnatus, C. ii, p. 412 (Tenasserim Coast); F., p. 12 

 (Peninsular Siam) ; I., p. 145 (Koh Lak). 



The Curlew is apparently rare and ah\ays hard to secure. 



72. f Numenius phaeopiis phaeopus (Linn.). 

 \ Numenius ph eopus variegatus (Scop.). 



Scolopax jyhaeojms, Linn., Syst. Nat. i, 1766, p. 243 (Europe). 



Tantalus variegatus, ScopoJi, Del. Flor. et Faun. Ins. XJbi. ii, 1786, 

 p. 92 (Luzoy). 



Numenius phaeopus. A., p. 460 (Pakclian) ; C. ii, p. 411 (Tenass- 

 erim coast) ; F., p. 12 (Peninsular Siam). 



Common in large flocks on the western coast in winter : a few 



specimens found single as late as June. Birds from Siam may be- 



!• Gyldenstoliie, Kungl. Sv. Vet. Akiul. Handl. M. Baker, Joum. X. H. Soc. Siam, iii, 1919. 



56, No. '2, 1916. (Hrst part). 



J. Robinson. Joiiin. F. M. S. Mus. vii, 1917. I3akor, Jouin. X.H. Soc. Siam, iii, 1919. 



K. Kloss, Ibis, 1918. (swond part). 



Li llobinson and Kloss, .Jouiu. X. II. Soc. 1*iam, M.I. ISukcr, .Journ. X.II. Soc. Siam, iv, 1920. 



iii. 1919. (third part). 



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