191B.] recently collected in Siam. 91 



with horny tip; mandible black with greenish base; feet 

 olive-grey. 



Males: T. L. 302, 297; W. 132, 133; bill from cere 

 17, 17, height 9*5, 9-2. 



Female : T.L. 235 ; W. 123 ; bill from cere 16, height 9. 



Not previously recorded in this area from further south 

 than Tavoy. It extends eastwards to the Mekong. 



CORACIID^. 



~h 27. Coracias affinis McClell. 



Coracias ajjinis theresice Parrot^ Verb. Orn. Gesellsch. 

 Bayern, viii. 1911, p. 97. 



1 c? . Lat Bua Kao. 



Iris brown; bill black; feet brown. 



T. L. 335 ; W. 184. 



This bird is often seen in Bangkok gardens in the winter 

 season, but we met with very few while collecting. 



While travelling from Koh Lak to Bangkok on Nov. 17 

 none were observed; but on my return to Koh Lak on the 

 21st, hundreds were seen perched on the telegraph-wires 

 along the railway-liue. 



AlCEDINIDvE. 



■+28. Alcedo ispida Ijengalensis Gm. 



. 1 (J, 1 ? . Tachin, Central Siam. Oct. 1916. 



1 (3^ , 2 ? . Koh Lak. 



Iris dark ; bill (males) black, gonys red, (females) maxilla 

 black, mandible dull red washed with black ; feet red washed 

 with brown. 



Males : T. L. — , 160 ; W. 70, 69 ; B. f. g. 45, 44. 



Females : T. L. -- 170, 162 ; W. 70, 72, 71 ; B. f. g. 45, 

 47, 45. 



f 29. Ceyx tridactyla (Pall.). 

 1 ? . Satahip, near Cape Liant, S.E. Siam. Nov. 1916, 

 1 ? . Koh Mesan, off „ „ „ 



Iris dark ; bill and feet orange to blood -red. 

 T.L. 136, 136; W. 57, 57. 



