THE BIRDS OF SOUTHWEST AND PENINSULAR SIAM. 201 



9. M.iiiioli, I'ukclian ICsLuary, I'ciiinsulur Siuiii, 2G Fcl)iii;ii\- 

 laiU (No. 427()). 



'^. Tupli, rakeluui Eslu.ny, rcniiisular Siaiii, 5 Marcli I!J1!J 

 (No. 44-i:J). ♦ 



2 '^, V. Tanan, (Jliiiiinxdii, IViiiiisular Siain, l">-2i Alaicli 

 1919 (Nos. 4597 ,4797, 4S4G). 



" Iris re<l or reddish, orbits black, blackish red, dark slate or 

 shite; upper mandible black, lowi-r pale grey or slat*', in out- casr 

 3'^ello\v ; I'eet y(^ll(nv, (jraiige (jr ;,^auiboge." 



Total length ^ 87, 88; ?, 90, 84: wing ', ol, oU ; V, 54, 55; 

 tail J, 24, 24'; 9, 24, 28; tarsus .^ 12, 13; 2, 11.5, 13; bill from 

 gape J, 16, 14; 2, 13, 14 mm. 



The series detailed above appears to agree well with the diag- 

 nosis i)i the race, which is a paler and brighter lorui ol" the typictd 

 Ne[)alese bird, though both I'orms, according U) the describer, are 

 found together in North Cachar. It is unfortunate that, while deal- 

 ing with the genus critically, Kaker has not investigated the status 

 of S. lacrij)nosa Lafresnayc, a name rev^ived by Ifesse (loc. cit. ■m,prn) 

 for a large form from the N. \V. Himalayas with a wing 58 mm. and 

 other difterences. 



It is perhaps worthy ol' noU' tliat our series listed above 

 appears to have darker orbits than (jther birds of the sjime race, 

 as recorded by Davison, Oyldenstoipe and Kloss. 



I« Gyldcnsloliic, Kuiii^l. Sv. Vcl. Akad. Haiidl. M. Baker. Joiirn. X. H. S«x;. Siaiii. iii, 1919. 



56. Xo. -2. 1916. • <Hr«t i»arl>. 



J. I{4.1.ins.iii, .loiirn. K. M. S. Mus. vii. 1917. Hakur. .luuni. N.H. Sik-. .Siam, iii, 1919. 



K. Kloss. ll.is. 191K. (s^Toiiil iwrl). 



L. liMbiuson and Kloss, Jouru. N.H. S<x-. Siaiii, M.I. Baker, Juurii. X.ll. Soc. Siuiu, iv, 1920. 



iii, 1919. Uhird pari). 



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