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97. Xenorhynchus asiaticus (Lath.). 



Mycteria asiatica, Latham, Ind. Orn. ii, 1790, p. 670 (India). 



Xenorhynchus asiaticus, G., p. 152 (Ratburi and Petchaburi) ; J., 

 p. 141 (Telibun Straits, Trang). 



Not uncommon, but hard to obtain ; specimens in the British 

 Museum attributed to Penang are probably from • the southern parts 

 of Peninsular Siam. 



98. Dissoura episcopus neg-lecta Finsch. 



Dissoura neylecta, Finsch., Ornith. Monatsber., 1904, p, 94 (Java). 

 Melanopelargus episcopus, A., p. 469 (Pakchan). 

 Dissoura episcopus, B., p. 85 (Junk Seylon) ; E., p. 115 (Jalor) ; 

 F., p. 16 (Trang); G., p. 152 (Ratburi and Petchaburi) ; H., 

 pp. 88, 142 (Bandon and Koh Samui) ; L., p. 91 (Ghirbi). 

 Dissoura episcopus neglecta, I., p. 140 (Hat Sanuk, nr. Koh Lak). 



Very common in rice fields, etc., throughout the northern part 



of the Malay Peninsula, but practically unknown south of Kedah. 



The Malaysian form has been separated from the typical Indian race 



on account of a narrowing bare stripe down the sides of the neck. 



In some of our series, possibly younger birds, this region is covered 



with soft down. 



99. Pseudotantalus leucocephalus (Penn.). 



Tantalus leucocephahis, Pennant, Ind. Zool., 1769, p. 11, PI. x 



(Ceylon) ; A., p. 484 (Tavoy and Pakchan). 

 Pseudotantalus leucocephalus, G., p. 152 (Ratburi and Petchaburi) ; 



H., p. 88 (Bandon) ; L., p. 91 (Ghirbi). 



The Pelican Ibis, or Painted Stork, is fairly common in our 

 area and extends south as far as Langkawi, south of which it is 

 replaced by P. lacteus. It is common in rice fields, and roosts at 

 night on their margins on the tops of very high trees. 

 100. Anastomus oscitans (Bodd.). 



Ardia oscitans, Boddaert, Tabl. PI. Enl., 1783, p. 55 (Pondicherry). 

 Anastomus oscitans, G., p. 30 (Ratburi) ; Williamson, Journ. N. H. 



Soc. Siam, iii, 1918, pp. 39, 40 (between Tachin and Bangkok, 



and Ta Rua, 0. Siam). 



The above records are the southernmost noted for the 

 Shell-Ibis, or Open-bill as it is perhaps more correctly called. 



A. Hume &■ Davison, Stray Feathers, vi, 1878. E. O. Grant, Fasciculi Malayenses, iii (Birds), 1905. 



B. Miiller, DieOrnis der Insel SalanKa, 188'2. F. Eobinson and Kloss, Ujis, 1910-11. 



C. Oates, Bird.t Brit. Biirmah, Vols, i & ii, 1883. G. Gairdnor, Journ. N. H. Soc. Siam, i, 1915. 



D. Bonhote. P. Z. K. 1901, Vol. i. H. Robinson, .Journ. F. M. S. Museums, v, 1915, 



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