42 Messrs. Eobiusoii and Kloss on Birds from the 



H< 111. Rhopodytes tristis. 



Rhopodijtes tristis (Less.) ; Shelley, torn. cit. p. 386 ; 

 Robinson, p. 178. 



Rhopodytes tristis liainanus Hartert, Nov. Zool. xvii. 

 p. 218. 



The large species of Rhopodytes was extremely common in 

 Trang, where it was i'ouud in the gardens and the secondary 

 jungle at low elevations, whereas in the Federated Malay 

 States it is extremely rare and confined to the mountains. 



I have already noted that the Malayan birds are very 

 considerably smaller than the Indian (wing 5*9 against 6*5 ) 

 and Dr. Hartert has now separated the Hainan bird on this 

 account. In addition, Malayan examples are rather darker 

 above, and are without the yellowish wash on the breast that 

 is almost universal with Indian birds. 



It will probably be found that the smaller race inhabits 

 the whole of Siam, French Indo-China, and the Malay 

 Peninsula including Hainan, and it is unfortunate that the 

 subspecific name of " liainanus " should be applied to a form 

 of very wide distribution. 



-|^112. Rhopodytes diardi. 



Rhopodytes diardi (Less.) ; Shelley, torn. cit. p. 370. 



Very rare in Trang, whence we got only two specimens, 

 and apparently supplanted by the large R. tristis ; in the 

 south of the Peninsula the reverse is the case. 



— 113. Zanclostomus javanicus. 



Zanclostomus javanicus (Horsf.) ; Shelley, torn. cit. p. 380; 

 Robinson, p. 178. 



The Red-billed Malkoha was very common in Trang, far 

 more so than in the south of the Peninsula, where it is 

 usually found at an elevation of about 2500 ft. 



'|-]14. RhINORTIIA CHLOROPH/EA. 



Rhinortha chlorophcea (Raffles) ; Shelley, tom. cit. p. 393. 



This is more of a jungle-bird than the other species 

 of Phoenicophaince, and is usually found in pairs frequenting 

 the dense masses of creepers which cover certain trees. It is 



