458 Count Nils Gyldenstolpe : A Nominal [Ibis, 



Passer flaveolus Blyth. 



Passer flaveolus Blyth, Journ. A.siat. Soc. Bengal, xiii. 

 1844, p. 94G : Arakan. 



Obtained in several parts of Siani, in ihe northern, central, 

 and south-western districts. 



Passer montanus malaccensis Dub. 



Passer montanus malaccensis Dubois, Faune Verteb. de la 

 Bi'loiqne, 1887, p. 574 : Malacca. 



Commonly distributed in suitable localities throughout 

 the country. 



Passer montanus saturatus Stejn. 



Passer saturatus Stejneger, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 1885, 

 p. 19 : Liu Kiu Islands. 



An authentic specimen of this species has been obtained 

 by Herbert at Bangkok. 



Melophns melanicterus Gm. 



Frimjilla melanictera Gmelin, Syst. Nat. i. 1788, p. 010 : 

 " Habitat in Macao." 



The only record I can find of the occurrence of the 

 Crested Bunting in Siam is that by Gates (' Handbook to 

 the Birds of British Burma'), who speaks of it as occurring 

 in " South China, Siam^ and the Indo-Burmese countries, 

 extending along the Himalayas and over a great j)art of 

 India." It has, however, never been found by any recent 

 collector in Siam, and Gates's statement onght perhajis to 

 be referred to Tenasscrim, where it has been found on one 

 occasion. 



Ember iza aureola Pall. 



Pvi/'criza avreola Pallas, Peise Puss. Reichs, ii. 1773, 

 p. 711 : Siberia. 



A winter visitor to Siam, where it has been found several 

 times in different parts of the country. 



Emberiza rntila Pall. 



Emheriza rutila Pallas, Reise Russ. Reichs, iii. 177G, 

 p. 098 : Mongolia. 



