THE BIRDS OF SOUTH-WEST AND PENINSULAR SIAM. 137 



211. Merops orientalis birmanus Neumann. 



Merofs viridvi (nee Linn.), A., p. 67 (Tuvoy and Mergui). 



Merops riridis hurmanus, Neumann, Urnith. Monatsb. xviii, ID 10, 

 p. 80 (Myingan, Irawadi). 



Merops orientalis hurinanus, Harteit, Vog. Palaarkt. Faun, ii, 

 1912, p. 804; I., p. 110 (Koh Lak). 



Meroj)s larnark hurinanus, K., p. 93 (Koh Lak). 



3 f^ 4 9. Koh Lak,S. W. Siarn. 2-8 April l!JlU(N<j.s. 4041, 

 4942, 5954-5, 5000, 5072, 5179). 



"Iris carmine; bill black; feet greyiwli l)r()\vii or brownish." 



Total length cf, 187, 191, 138; 9, 220, 222, 232, 213; 

 wing ^ 9(3, 97, 93; 9, 91, 88, 92, 91; tail r^, 77, 77, 128; 9, 112, 

 112, 124, 103; tar.suH cf, 11.5, 11, 9.5; 9, 11, 9, 9.5, 10; bill from 

 page '?, 33 (app.), 35, 35; 9, 29, 30, 30 (app.), 32 nun. 



These specimens are all in rather worn plumage, but in all 

 the top of the head is more or less rich rufescent brown washed 

 with green, thus conforming to Neumann's diagnosis. In several 

 the bill is damaged or worn at the tip, which is probably due to the 

 use of the bill for excavating nesting holes. 



The species was very abundant at Koh Lak, in open country 

 in the vicinity of the sea; we did not sec it further south, and it 

 certainly does not occur at Chumporn where we were specially on 

 the look out for it. It has been taken by Williamson's collectors 

 at Petchaburi and also at Nong Khae, in S. W. Siani. 



212, Merops superciliosus javanicus Horsl'. 



Merops jacanic as, Horsfiekl, Trans. Linn. >Soc. xiii, 1821, }). 171 

 (Java). 



Merops philippinus, A., p. (37, 498 (Bankasoon); B., p. 44 (Junk 

 Seylon) ; E.. p. 109 (i'rang ; Terutau Id. ) ; G., p. 150 (Rathuri 

 and Petchaljuri) ; H., p. 146 (Koh Sannii and Koh Pennan) ; J., 

 p. 152 (Terutau Id.) ; K., p. 94 (Koh Lak) ; Williamson, Journ. 

 Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam ii, 1917, p. 3'J8 (Bangkok ; Peninsular Siam). 



J. Tapli, Pakchan Estuary, Peninsular Siam, 6 March 1919 



(No. 4447). 



c^ . Tasan, Pakchan Estuary, Peninsular 8iam, 15 March 

 1919 (No. 4614). ' . 



I» Oyklcnstolpo, Kungl. Sv. Vet. Akad. Haiidl. M. Baker, .Journ. X. H. Soc. Siuin. iii, 1919. 



.')6. X<>. -2. 191G. (first part). 



J. Kobiuson, Journ. K. M. S. Mus. vii, 1917. Baker. Journ. N.II. Soc. Siani. iii. 1919. 



K. Kloss, njis, 1918. (weond iwrlt. 



L. llobinson and Kloss, Journ. N.H. Soc. Siam. M.I. Baker, Journ. X. H. Soc. Siam, iv, 1920. 



iii, 1919. , (third iKirt). 



VOL. V, NO. 2, 1922. 



