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geographical race of S. sitperciliaris ; frotii Nortliern Siam by Mr. 

 KImil Eisenhofer (Gyldenstope) ; and from the Uatburi and Petcha- 

 buri Monthons by Gairdner. I have likewise met with the bird at 

 Koh Lak and at various places on the East coast of the Gulf of Siam 

 as far south as Chantabun. 



Family MUSCIG A PI D.^.—F]ycsiiGhei-s. 



-f- 3 J. (562). Siphia albicilla. The Eastern Bed-breasted 

 Flycatcher, 



Des-.ripUon. Length about 127 mm. (5 in). General colour 

 of upper parts fulvous browa, darker on the head, aad with upper tail- 

 coverts black ; quills brown, the primaries very narrowly, the other 

 wing-feathers more broadly, edged paler; the two middle pair of tail- 

 feathers wholly blackish, the others with the basal half or more white. 

 Chin and throat chestnut in the male, ashy white in the female • re- 

 mainder of lower plumage ashy white. 



Iris dark brown. Bill dark brown, except base of lower mandible 

 which is brownish flesh. Mouth dull yellow. Legs and feet dark 

 brown to blackish. 



Habits, etc. This bird is a cold weather visitor to Siam and 

 oi;curs in Bangkok from October to February, though not, I think in 

 ■M\j large numbers. It is of an active and wary disposition, and 

 usually flits away as one approaches, the while uttering its orating 

 little note, chr-r-r, which is unmistakable. It usually keeps to low 

 trees and bushes, hunting for small insects, but I have observed it des- 

 cend to the ground for that purpose — flitting back again to a convenient 

 perch near by, as soon as the insect has been captured. 



Bistrih.ution. Also recorded from Northern Siam (Gyldenstolpe), 

 while I have likewise obtained it at Sriracha in December. 



H-35 579). Stoparola melanops. The Verditer Fit/catcher. 

 Description. Length up to 165 mm. (6.5 in). Male. Whole 

 plumage verditer-blue, with the exception of the lores, feathers in front 

 .of the eye and those at the base of the lower mandible, which are black ; 

 all wing-feathers black on inner webs ; tail blue, the shafts black and 

 the inner webs edged with blackish brown. Under tail-coverts fringed 

 with white. Female. Very similar to male, but the blue of the body- 

 plumage is duller, the lores are brown, and the chin and throat are 

 whitish. 



