120 MESSRS. ROBINSON AND KLOSS ON 



" Iris dark hazel ; bill and feet vermilion, former tipped black." 

 Total length 305; wing 202 ; tail 110; tarsus 20; bill from 

 gape 33 mm. 



The fact that these two races are often found in the same 

 place, commented on by Stuart Baker (hoc. cit. supra) is, of course, 

 explained by the fact that E. o. orientalis is a resident breeding 

 form, and E. o. calonyx a migratory race breeding in North China 

 and the Himalayas (?). 



183 Eurystomus orientalis orientalis (Linn.). 



Coracias orientalis, Linn., Syst. Nut. 1766, p. 159 (India). 

 Eurystomus orientalis, D., p. 68 (Putani) ; E., p. 110 (Pataiii) ; F., 



p. 32 (Tiang) ; p. 144 (Koh Samui and Koh Pennan) ; J., p. 151 



(Tiang) ; L., p. 95 (Ghirbi). 



1 6. Koh Rah, Takuapah. 17 February, 1919. (No. 4062). 



3 9. Namchuk, Pakchan, Peninsular Siam. 25-26 February, 

 1919. (Nos. 4239, 4249-50). 



cT, 9. Tapli, Pakchan, Peninsular Siam. 2nd March, 1919 (No. 

 4341, 4342) 2 cT, 2 ? Hat Sanuk, nr. Koh Lak, S. W. Siam. 14-17 

 February, 1919. (Nos. 5289, 5349, 5350, 5352). 



"Iris dark; bill vermilion tipped black; feet vermilion." 



Total length, 6 300, 276, 274,290, 9 278,283,278,290; 

 wing, 6 183, 177, 184; 186, 9 183, 186, 192, 172; tail, 6 107, 103, 

 106, 105, 9 107, 104, 100, 103; tarsus, 6 20, 22.5, 18.5, 20, 9 19, 

 19, 21, 21.5; bill from gape c^ 39.5, 38, 38, 39, 9 35, 37, 41, 38 mm. 



It is impossible to say to which race may belong the sjDeci- 

 niens recorded as Eurystomus orientalis from Tavoy to Bankasoon 

 (A., p. 73), Junk Seylon (B. p. 41) and South Tenasserim 

 (C. ii. p. 71). 



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



B. Miillor, Dre Ornis dor Insel SalauKa, 188'2. F. lUibinson and Kloss, Ibis, 1910-11. 



C. Oatcs, Birds Brit. Bnrmah, Vols, i «: ii, 1883. C (iairdner, Journ. N. H. 8oc. Siam, i, 1915. 



D. Bonhote. P. Z. S. 1901, Vol. i, H. lU)binson, Journ. F. M. S. Museums, v, 1915, 



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