114 MESSRS. ROBINSON AND KLOSS ON 



PSITTACIFORMES. 

 Pauuots. 



^ /Tail square .. .. .. .. .. ..2 



( Central tail feathers elongated . . . . . . . . . . 4 



fWing coverts uniform green 

 twin 



coverts not uniform green. . . . I'hitliuus cynnurns ci/anunis. 



f Both mandibles black .. .. Loriculits gnlgulus. 



\ Both mandibles orange .. .. Loriculus vcnutlin. 



f Crown green .. .. Palneornis longicatida. 

 \ Crown not green 



(No frontal black band reaching to eyes . . Valacornis ci/anocephaln roaa. 



\ A frontal black band reaching to eyes . . Palaeornis alexandri fasciata. 



175. Psittinus cyanurus cyanurus (Forst.). 



Psittacus cijanurus, Forst., Faun. Inrl. 1795, p. 6 (ex. Latham, 



Gen. Syn. Suppl. 1, p. 66, 1787, Malacca). 

 Psittinus incertus, A,, pp. 120, 500 (Tavoy to Malewooii) ; 0. ii, p. 



501 ; D., p. 76 (Patani). 

 Psittinus malaccensis, E., p, 112 (Patani). 



Seeing that it is common in Tenasscrim, as far south as 

 Tavoy, it is probable that it will be found quite abundant in Penin- 

 sular Siam. The species, however, like Palaeornis lon<jicaiuJa, 

 though common in a district at one time may suddenly disappear for 

 years. At present the only specimens on record are : — two males 

 and a female, all obtained at Biserafc, Jalor, in Patani, one by 

 the Skeat expedition in June 1899, and two by Robinson in July 

 and October 1901. We have specimens also from Pelarit, Perils. 



" Male. Iris red ; upper mandible red, lower greenish ; feet 

 greenish. Female. Iris pale green with an outer ring of white ; 

 bill yellowish horn, darker on upper mandible ; feet pale sage green." 



Mr, Williamson's collector also obtained two females and a 

 male at Naihoot near Langsuan in November 1921. He records the 

 iris of all three as "yellowish white". Total length, 6 190, 9 180, 

 175 mm. 



A. Hume, & Davison, Stray Feathers, vi, 1878. E. O. fTi-anl, Viiscieuli Malaycnses, iii (BirdsK 1905 



B. MiilliM-, Die Omis der Inscl Saliinsa, 188-2. F. K(>l)ins(in and Kloss, Ibis, 1910-11. 



C. Oalcs, Birds Brit. Biinnali, Vols. i. iV ii, 1883. G. (iaiidncr, .Toiiin. X.ll. Sop. Siam. i, 191.5. 



D. Borihotu, r. Z. S. 1001, Vol. i H. Kobiason, Journ. F. M. H. Museums, v, 1915. 



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