1920.] List of the Birds of Siam. 593 



Hierococcyx sparverioides Vig-. 



CucuIks sjiarirrioides Vigors, Proc. Committee Zool. Soc. 

 Lond. pt. i. 1832, p. 173 : Himalayas. 



Sparsely found in Siam, specimens having been recorded 

 from Koon Tan (N. Siam), Bangkok (C Siam), Trang 

 (peninsular Siam), and from the islands of Puket and Pulu 

 Lontar. 



Hierococcyx varius Valil. 



Cuculus varius Vahl, Skriv. af Natur. Selsk. Copenhagen, 

 iv. 1797, p. (31 : Tranquebar. 



Apparently extremely rare in Siam, where it only has 

 been found up to the present time at Hua Hin. 



Cuculus micropterus Gould. 



Cuculus micropterus Gould^ P. Z. S. Lond. 1837, p. 137 : 

 Himalayas. 



Recorded from northern Siam, from Bangkok, Trang, and 

 from the island of Puket. 



Penthoceryx sonnerati sonnerati Lath. 



Cuculus so)inerati Latham, Ind. Orn. i. 1790, p. 215 : 

 India. 



The typical race of the Banded Bay Cuckoo is found in 

 northern and central Siam, though it appears to be rather 

 rare. 



Penthoceryx sonnerati venustus Jerd. 



Cuculus venustus Jerdon, Madr. Journ. Lit. Sci. xiii. 

 1842, p. 140 : Malacca. 



Replaces the foregoing in the southern parts of peninsular 

 Siam. Specimens recorded from Chong in Trang and from 

 Puket most certainly have to be referred to this race, though 

 they have been mentioned as Pentlioceryx sonnerati Lath. 



Cacomantis merulinus querulus Heine. 



Cacomantis querulus Heine, Journ. fiir Ornith. 1863, 

 p. 352 : " India, Nepal, Burma.'' 



Found in peninsular and south-western Siam, extending 

 northwards at least to Bangkok and perha])S northern Siam, 

 where it appears to be very rare. 



