H. < . Robinson: Birds from Pulau Latigkawi, 147 



a. i . Sungei Kilim, Pulau Langkawi, 23rd March 

 1909. [F.M.S. Mus. No. 447/09.] 

 . Kuala Kubong Badak, Pulau Langkawi. 19th 

 March 1. ..... [F.M.S. Mus. No. 148/09.] 



. Telok Wau, Pulau Terutau. 21st Decembei 

 1916. No. 3710]. 

 Not verj scarce 111 heavy jungle throughout the 

 peninsula. 



A careful examination ol the whole series of this genus 

 from the Malay Peninsula in the Museums, together with four 

 specimens from Botn> 1 ar out Mr. Hartert's conten- 



tions that three species, viz. C. tridactyla (Pall.), C. rufidorsa 

 (Strickl.)=C. etierythra Sharpe and C. dillwyni, Sharpe occur 

 in the Malaj Peninsula.* The first two, of course do, though 

 I am inclined to think that the existence of a dark blue post- 

 auricular spot in the type of C. rufidorsa proves that it is really 

 an immature C. tridactyla and that the proper name for the red- 

 backed form is, after all, C. euerythra Sharpe (type from Klang. 

 Selangon. Specimens from the Malay Peninsula which at first 

 sight appear to agree with Mr. Hartert's diagnosis of C. dillwyni 

 on closer examination resolve themselves into immature ('. 

 tridactyla f>r sub-adult C. rufidorsa. The specimens from 

 Borneo in the Museum are all C. rufidorsa with no dark 

 frontal spot, no post auricular blue patch, and the wing coverts 

 mainly rufous. 



Parrot. t in some very confused remarks on the subject, 

 has founded another subspecies of C. rufidorsa, C. r. robtista, 

 on a specimen from Sumatra without sex or exact localitv. 

 which he suggests may be a mountain form. It has a wing of 

 62, which seems its main claim to distinction. There is also 

 an insufficiently described " species"! from East Sumatra. 



35. Carcineutes pulchellus (Horsf.). 



Sharpe, tout. cit. p. 198; Robinson and Klots. p. 34; 

 Robinson, antea, vol. V, p. 02: Robinson, p. 732. 



a. ! ■ Kuala Kubong Badak, Langkawi. 17th 



March. 1009. [F.M.S. Mus. No. 487/09.] 



b. « . Sungei Kilim, Langkawi, 22nd March. 1909. 



[F.M.S. Mus. X... 48g/og.] 



Very much rarer in the north of the Peninsula than 

 in the states furthei south. 



36. Halcyon cokomanda coromanda (Lath.). 



Halcyon coromandus (Lath.): Sharpe, torn. cit. 

 p. 217 : Robinson and Kloss, p. 34. 



• Nov Zool VIII, pp. .(29-430 11902) 



1 Abhandl der K. Bayern Akad. der Wissensch II Kl \XI\ Bd I, p. 

 208 (1907). 



J Ceyx enopopygins , Oberholser, Smiths Mis I oil ol 60 1 

 (Aru Bav, East Sumatra). 



