THE BIRDS OF SOUTH-WEST AND PENINSULAR SIAM. 



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Total length <S , 275, 276, 276, 270, 260, 268, 270, 275, 254, 

 272, 272, 263 mm. 



127, 126, 128, 123, 125, 125, 125, 119, 121, 

 125, 119 (worn), 126 mm. 

 83, 105, 90, 85, 88, 90, 88, 82, 78, 90, 86, 

 82, mm. 



31, 29.5, 30, 30, 31, 29, 29, 31, 25, 28.5 

 27.5, 26.5 mm. 

 Bill from gape 39.5, 41, 41, 39, 40.5, 39.5 42, 40, 36, 37.5, 



41, 39 mm. 

 Total length 2, 273, 282, 270, 255, 270, 269, 278 mm. 

 Wing 121, 127, 121, 118, 120, 124, 127 mm. 



Tail 86, 87, 84, 78, 82, 85, 85 mm. 



Tarsus 30, 28, 29, 30, 29, 30, 26 mm. 



Bill from gape 38 app., 41, 38, 41, 40, 41, 42 mm. 

 It is curious that Davison should not have obtained this 

 barbet at Pakchan Estuary, as it was very common both on the 

 Siamese side and at Victoria Point, where its gong-like note at once 

 attracted . attention. 



Our considerable series noted above is very constant both in 

 size and colour, the dark edges to the feathers of the breast being 

 not nearly so marked as on the birds from Eastern Siam, which are 

 freshly moulted. 



The racial divisions as laid down by Baker seem well justified, 

 but we should like to hear more details about the type of Megalaema 

 tnaclellandi Horsf. and Moore, from Assam. It is within the bounds 

 of possibility that this name is the one really applicable to the 

 present form. 



As noted in the synonymy, the species spreads as far south as 

 the coast of Trengganu. It has never been obtained in the Federated 

 Malay States, 



I- GyldenstoliKJ, Kunprl. Sv. Vet. Akad. Handl. M. Baker, Joiin. X. H. Soc. Siam, iii, 1919. 



56, No. 2, 1916. (first part.) 



J. Robinson, Journ. K. M. S. Mus. vii, 1917. Baknr, Journ. X.H. Soc. Siam. iii, 1919. 



K. Kloss, This, 1918. (second part). 



L. Robinson and Kloss, .lourn. X.H. Soc. Siam, M.I. Baker, Journ. X.H. Soc. Siam, iv, 1920. 



iii. 1919. (third part). 



VOL. V, NO. 2, 1922. 



