766 Count Nils Gyldenstolpe : A Nominal [Ibis, 



Kok and on the islands of Pulu Lontar and Puket. 

 Apparently rather rare, and hitherto not obtained in the 

 northern districts. 



Family CiCONiiD^. 



Dissonra episcopus neglecta Finsch. 



Dissoura neglecta Finsch, Oruith. Monatsber. 1904, p. 94 : 

 Java. 



A migratory bird, found in several parts of Siam though 

 hitherto not recorded from the northern districts. This race 

 inhabits Java, Sumbawa, Lombok, Celebes, and the Philip- 

 pines, and differs from the typical form, which is found in 

 India, by having a well-defined area from the ear-opening 

 down the neck and the sides of the head perfectly naked. 

 The typical form is probably also found in Siam. 



Leptoptilus dubius Gm. 



Ardea duhius Gmehn, Syst. Nat. i. pt. 2, 1789, p. 624 : 

 India. 



The Large Adjutant is found throughout the whole 

 country, though it apparently becomes more rare in the 

 southern districts. 



Leptoptilus javanicus Horsf. 



Ciconia javanira Horsfield, Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. xiii. 

 1821, p. 188 : Java. 



Not uncommon in suitable localities in peninsular, south- 

 western, and the southern parts of central Siam. Ratlier shy 

 and not easy to obtain. 



Xenorhynchus asiaticus Lath. 



Mycteria asiatica Latham, Ind. Orn. ii. 1790, p. 670: 

 India. 



The Black-necked Stork frequents the banks of large 

 rivers, tanks, and marshes, and is generally seen singly or in 

 pairs. Within Siamese territory it has been met with in 

 Trang, in Ratbari and Petchaburi, along the Menam Chao 

 Phya River, and on the swamps of northern Siam, 



