120 MESSRS. ROBINSON AND KLOSS ON 



" Iris dark hazel ; bill and feet vermilion, former tipped black." 

 Total length 305; wing 202; tail 110; tarsus 20; bill from 

 gape S'S mm. 



The fact that these two races are often found in the same 

 place, commented on by Stuart Baker {loc. clt. aupra) is, of course, 

 explained by the fact that E. o. orientalis is a resident breeding 

 form, and E. o. calonyx a migratory race breeding in North China 

 and the Himalayas (?). 



183 Eurystomus orientalis orientalis (Linn.). 



Coracias orientalis, Linn., Syst. Nat. 1766, p. 159 (India). 

 Euri/stomits orientalis, D., p. 68 (Pataiii) ; E., p. 110 (Pataiii) ; F., 



p. 32 (Trang) ; p. 144 (Koh Samui and Koh Pennan) ; J., p. 151 



(Trang) ; L., p. 95 (Ghirbi). 



1 6. Koh Rah, Takuapah. 17 February, 1919. (No. 4062). 



3 9. Namchuk, Pakchan, Peninsular Siam. 25-20 February, 

 1919. (Nos. 4239, 4249-50). 



d, 9. Tapli, Pakchan, Peninsular Siam. 2nd March, 1919 (No. 

 4341, 4342) 2 d, 2 ? Hat Sanuk, nr. Koh Lak, S. W. Siam. .14-17. 

 February, 1919. (Nos. 5289, 5349, 5350, 5352). 



" Iris dark ; bill vermilion tipped black ; feet vermilion." 



Total length, 6 300, 276, 274,290, 2 278,283,278,290; 

 wing, 6 183, 177, 184, 186, 9 183, 186, 192, 172; tail, d 107, 103, 

 106, 105, 9 107, 104, 100, 103; tarsus, d 20, 22.5, 18.5, 20, 9 19, 

 19, 21, 21.5; bill from gape S 39.5, 38, 38, 39, 9 35, 37, 41, 38 mm. 



It is impossible to say to which race may belong the speci- 

 mens recorded as Eurystomus orientalis from Tavoy to Bankasoon 

 (A., p. 73), Junk Seylon (B. p. 41) and South Tenasserim 

 ^C. ii. p. 71). 



A. Hume & Davison, Stray Feathors, vi. 1878. E> O. Grant, Fasoic^ili Maluyenses, iii (Birds). 1905. 



B. Miillor, DicOrnis (ior Insel Salan^a, 1B8-2. F. Itobinson and Klo.ss, Ibis, 1910-11. 



C. Oales, Kirds Brit. Btirniah, Vols, i K ii, 1883. <•• Hairdncr, .Tourn. N. H. Kik;. 8iain, i. 1915. 



D. Bonhotc. V. Z. H. 1901. Vol. i. H. Kobinson, Journ. V. M. S. Museums, v, 1915. 



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