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9. Maiiioli, I'iikcluiii Estuary, Peninsular Siam, 26 February 

 1919 (No. 4276). 



6. Tapli, Pakchan Estuary, Peninsular Siani, 5 March 1919 

 (No. 4443). 



2 (J, 2. Tasan, CliUiiiporn, Peninsular Siam, 15-24 March 

 1919 (Nos. 4597 ,4797, 4846). 



" Iris red or reddish, orbits black, blackish red, dark slate or 

 slate ; upper mandible black, lower pale grey, or slate, in one case 

 yellow ; feet yellow, orange or gamboge." 



Total length J, 87, 83; 9, 90, 84; wing 6, 51, 53; 9, 54, 55 , 

 tail J, 24, 24; 9, 24, 28; tarsus J, 12, 13; 9, 11.5, 13; bill from 

 gape d, 16, 14; 9, 13, 14mm. 



The series detailed above appears to agree well with the diag- 

 nosis of the race, which is a paler and brighter form of the typical 

 Nepalese bird, though both forms, according to tlie describer, are 

 found together iu North Cachar. It is unfortunate that, while deal- 

 ing with the genus critically. Baker has not investigated the status 

 of S. lacrymosa Lafresnaye, a name revived by Hesse (loc. cit. supra) 

 for a large form from the N. W. Himalayas with a wing 58 mm. and 

 other differences. 



It is perhaps worthy of note that our series listed above 

 appears to have darker orbits than other birds of the same race, 

 as recorded by Davison, Gyldenstolpe and Kloss. 



!• Gyldcnstolpo, Knugl. Sv. Vet. Akad. HancU. M« Bakor, Journ. N. H. Soc. Siam, iii. 1919. 



56, No. '2, 1916. (first part). 



J. Itobinson, .Toiiru. F. M. S. Miw. vii, 1917. Baker, Jouru. N.H. Soc. Siam, iii, 1919. 



K. Kloss, Ibis, 1918. (second part). 



Lt liobinson and Kloss, Jouru. N.H. Soc. Siam, M, !• Baker, Journ, N.H. Soc. Siam, iv, 1920. 



iii, 1919. (third part). 



VOL. V, NO. 2, 1922. 



