BIRDS OF TENASSERIM. 6 



17.— Cerchneis tinnuncula, Lin, (3). 



(Tonghoo, Lloyd — Karennee, Rains.) Theinzeik ; Tkatone ; Amherst. 



Very common, Ramsay says, in Karennee, but very rare 

 elsewhere, and only seen as yet in the northern and central 

 plains portions of Tenasserim proper. 



17 bis. — Cerchneis saturata, Bly. J. A. S. B., 

 XXVIII, p. 277, 1859. 



Mr. Blyth originally described this species as follows : — 

 " Tinnunculus saturatus, nobis, N. S. — Many years ago 

 the Society received a specimen from Ye (Tenasserim), presented 

 by the Rev. J. Barbe, R. 0. M., which is noticed in my 

 Catalogue of Birds (No. 69, I), as perhaps the female of a 

 distinct race, remarkable for the great development of the 

 black markings of its plumage. Mr. Atkinson has now 

 brought a young female of the same race, in which the cap 

 is fuscous, with scarcely an indication of rufous margining 

 the feathers ; the fuscous colour also predominating over the ru- 

 fous upon the whole upper plumage, and on the tail the rufous 

 bands are narrower than the black bands. The adult male is 

 still a desideratum/' 



Later he remarked, J. A. S. B., Extra No., 1875, p. 59 : — 

 " T. saturatus, nobis, from the Tenasserim Province is perhaps 

 a distinct race, remarkable for the great development of the 

 black markings on its plumage, but it requires further con- 

 firmation/'' 



The Kestril is apparently very rare in Tenasserim proper, and 

 we only obtained three specimens, neither of which differ 

 appreciably from examples from different parts of India. 



I think the validity of this supposed species very doubtful, 

 the more so that even in India specimens occur answering 

 fairly well to Mr. Blyth's description. (See also S. F., V., 

 p. 129.) 



20 — Microhierax caerulescens, Lin. (21). S. F., 

 III., p. 23; V., p. 127. 



Pahpoon ; Sinzaway ; Tkatone ; Winipong ; Myawadee ; Tkoungsheyen Sakan j 

 Meetan. 



Confined to the northern and upper central portion of the 

 province; not observed south of the 16° N. Lat. 



[I found this species equally in the plains and in the lower 

 hills. They are not met with in very dense forest, but are most 

 numerous in clearings, where there are a lot of dead trees about. 

 They are usually seen in small parties of £ to 5, but 

 occasionally singly. - 



