78 Messrs, Robiusou and Kloss on Birds from the 



T 263. Arachnothera flavigaster. 



Anthreptes flavigaster Eyton, P. Z. S. 1839, p. 105 

 (Malacca) . 



Arachnothera eytomi Salvad. Ann, Mus. Civ. Gen. v. 

 p. 132 (1874) (Borneo), 



Arachnothera siinillinia Hume, Stray Feathers, v. p. 487 

 (1877) ; id, op. cit, vi, p, 171 (1878), 



Common along with other species of the genus in the park 

 at Chong in December 1909, We have examined the type 

 and two other specimens of Arachnothera simillima, all 

 " Malacca " trade-skins. The characters in the bill on 

 which the species is founded are obviously due to 

 immaturity. Parallel cases occur in other species of the 

 genus. 



-|- 264, Arachnothera robusta. 



Arachnothera robusta Miill. et Schleg, ; Gadow, torn. cit. 

 p. 101, 



Quite common in Trang, but decidedly rare throughout 

 the rest of the Peninsula, the British Museum possessing 

 only three specimens, viz. from South Perak, Selangor, 

 and Malacca, 



DlC^ID^. 



'^265. Dictum cruentatum. 



Dicceum cruentatum (Linn.) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. 

 Mus, X, p, 15 (1885). 



Rather scarce, though a few specimens were met with 

 at Cbong. The species is in the main an inhabitant of the 

 coastal zone, and becomes much rarer in the inland districts.. 



^266. Dictum trigonostigma. 



Dicceum trigonostigma (Scop,); Sharpe, tom, cit. p. 38; 

 Robinson, p. 214, 



The commonest species of the family in Trang, 



-/- 267. DiCjEum chrysorrheum. 



Dicaum chrysorrheum Temm. ; Sharpe, torn, cit, p. 44. 

 Rather rare. 



