^9^9-] from South Annam and Cochin China. 419 



Male. " Iris lemon ; bill olive-yellow, cere olive : feet 

 pale olive." 



Female. " Iris lemon ; bill bright yellowish olive ; feet 

 dull brownish-yellow olive. '^ 



Males. 'V. L. 204, 205, 220, 215, 220, 227 ; W. 143, 145, 

 141, 133, 139, 131 mm. 



Females. T. L. 215, 230, 230; W. 143. 138, 14G mm. 



The series is fairly constant and shows no approach to tlie 

 large G. c. ivhitleyi Swinh., of China, or to the rufous 

 G. c. persiinile Hartert (Nov, Zool. xvii. 1910, p. 205) 

 described from Hainan. We have no access to the descrip- 

 tion of Athene cuculoides hrueyeli Parrot, described from 

 Siam. The series from Dabaii and one female from Cochin 

 China are less rufous on the flanks aiul greyer on the head, 

 scapulars, and back than the others from Cochin China and 

 two from peninsular and eastern Siam, as noted by Oustalet 

 {loc. cit.). The bars on the tail are five to six iu number, 

 excluding the basal one and the tip, 



30. Loriculus vernalis (Sparrm.). 



Salvad. Cat. xx, 1891, p. 517; Oustalet, p. 227, 



IcJad., IcJvix ad, Daban, 650 ft., S. Annam. 17-24 

 March, 1918. 



'' Ins whitish or pale lemon, maxilla deep orange, man- 

 dible i)ale orange, feet ochi'eous." 



T. L, 146, 142 : W. 89, 85 mm. 



31. Palseornis rosa (Bodd,), 



Salvad. Cat. xx. p. 453 ; Oustalet, p. 224; Ivloss, Ibis, 

 1918, p. 90. 



1 $ imm. Tour Cham, Phanrang, S. Annam. May 1918. 



2 c? ad. Daban, 650 ft., S, Annam. 22 March, 1918. 

 Male. " Iris yellow ; maxilla pale orange, cere black : 



mandible l)lack, or yellow with black edge ; feet dark olive- 

 brown.'' 



Males. T.L. 277, 297 ; W. 135, 138 mm. 



Female. T. L, — ; W. 131 mm. 



The males differ from those collected at Koh Lak, 

 peninsular Siam (Kloss, /. c. 5.), in being darker green, less 



