202 Mr. l). C. Stuart 13akcr on [Ibis, 



Micropternus brachyums />/Kti()ceps group. 



(1) N.W. India Wing- about l;{20niiii. Sspecimems. 



(2) Bengal, Behar and Assam, 



S. of the Brahmapootra . „ „ 1181 mm. 'M „ 



(3) Nepal, Sikldm, Assam, N. 



of the Brahniapiiotra, 



Burma and Shan States. „ „ 1 24-1 nun. 85 „ 



Micruplenius braclnjanis i/iilaris group. 



(1) Ceylon and Travancore .. Wing about 1 15-8 nun. 25 specimens. 



(2) Remaining South India to 



Orissa „ „ 122 mm. 29 



The names and range for these subspecies will be as 



follows : — 



(1) Micropternus brachyums brachyurus. 



Picas hracliijunts \'icill. Nouv. Diet. d^IIist. Nat. xxvi, 

 1818, p 103 : Java. 



Habitat. Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Java. 



(^Iiiu and throat streaked with brown, darker than the 

 colour of the breast. Siualler ; wing about 109 luui. 



("i) Micropternus brachyurus williamsoni. 



MicruplcniKS b/utc/ii/iirus irili'ianisuiii Ivloss, Ibis, 1918, 

 J). 107 : Koh Lak, S.W. Siaui. 



Habitat. Peninsular Siani and Burnni. 



Larger ; wing about I'il mm. 



Even if Kloss's description of his new subspecies does not 

 hold good, this is the only name applicable to birds from 

 this regioUj and will therefore stand ; if, however, the 

 Siamese bird proves different in the colour of the back to 

 other north peninsular forms, the latter will then require a 

 new name. 



(3) Microptermis brachyurus pLaioceps. 



Micropternus phuioccps lilyth, Journ. As. Soc. Beug. xiv. 

 1845, p. 195 : Arrakan. 



Halritat. The type of phuioceps conies from Arridvan ; 

 this name will therefore apply to the birds found throughout 



