1920.] List of the Birds of Siam. 753 



Hitlierto only recorded from Kao Nawng in the province 

 of Baudonj [)eniusalar Siani. 



Ninox scutulata burmanica Hume. 



JXinn.c burmdnica Hume, Stray Feathers, iv. 1876, p. 285 : 

 Pegu. 



Probably an inhabitant of northern and central Siam, but 

 distribution still uncertain. Not uncommon. 



Ninox scutulata malaccensis Eyton. 



Atlieiie viaiacceiisis Eyton, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (1) xvi. 

 1845, p. 228 : Malacca. 



Rej)l:ices the foregoing in peninsular Siam, where it 

 appears to be fairly abundant. These Owls are migrating 

 during the winter months, and the distribution of the different 

 subspecies is very imperfectly known. 



Syrnium seloputo Horsf. 



Striiv selo-puto Horsfield, Traus. Linn. Soc. Lond. xiii. 

 1821, ]). 140 : Java. 



Fairly common in the southern parts of peninsular Siam, 

 s[)ecimens having been collected at Chong, Ban Sai Kau, 

 Biserat, Jalor, Bukit Besar, Koh Boi Yai, Pataui, and 

 Bandon. 



Syrnium newarensis maingayi Hume. 



Sjjrinum mainffayi Hume, Stray Feathers, vi. 1878, p. 27 : 

 Malacca. 



Robinson and Kloss collected a single specimen at Chong, 

 Trang, ])eninsnlar Siam. Nothing else is known about its 

 occurrence in the country, except for a specimen collected 

 by Herbert at Tung Song in 1915. 



Athene brama pulchra Hume. 



Athene pulchra Hume, Stray Feathers, i. 1873, p. 469 : 

 Pegu. 



Evidently rare and locally distributed. It has been 

 recorded by Herbert as being quite common some 40 miles 

 north of Banokok. 



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