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306. Pitta cyanoptera Temm. 



Pitta Cjianoptera, Temm., PI. Col. 1823, pi. 218 (Java) ; E., p. 94 

 (Patani) ; F., p. 48 (Ti-aug) : O., p. 149 (Ratburi and Petcha- 

 buri) ; H., pp. 97, 147 (Barulou and Koli iSaimii). 



Plttt molticceihHift, A., p. 240 (Tavoy to Malewoon). 



<^ . Hat Sannk, Rajaburi, Peninsular Siam, 18 k.\)V\\ 1919 

 (No. 5393). 



" Iris dark ; bill l)laek : fi^efc mauve "'. 



Total length 201 ; wini^ 119: tail 52 ; tarsus 40; bill from 

 gape 31 mm. 



Pitta cyanea Blyth. 



Pitta cxjrmea, Blvth, Joiu'n. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, xii, 1843, p. 1008 

 (Aracan) ; A.,' p. 238 (Tavoy) ; 0. i, p. 419 (Tavoy) ; G., p. 149 

 (Ratburi and Petcliabnri). 



This species scarcely enters cnir area unless Mr. Gairdner's 

 record is of a bird from Petchaburi. 



307. Eucichla gurneyi (Hume). 



Pitta gurne}il, Hume, Stray Feathers, iii, 1875, p. 296, pi. iii 

 (South Tenasserim) ; A., p. 244 (Laynah to Male^voon). 



Eucichla, gurnei/i, C. i, p. 418 (South Teoasserim and Tongka) ; 

 F., p. 49 (Trang) ; H.. p. 97 (BMudon) ; I., p. 85 (Koh Lak). 



4 c7, 3 5. Tasan, Chumporn, Peninsular Siam, 15-22 March 

 1919 (Nos. 4616, 4659, 4667-8, 4708-9, 4770). 



" Iris dark hazel ; bill black : feet pale or dull pale brownish 

 flesh ". 



Total length c^, 210, 203, 218, 212; 9, 192, 208, 212; wing 

 o', 107, 102, 106, 104; 9, 102, 102, 103: tail c?, 60, 57, 61, 58; 2, 

 50, 57, 56 ; tav.sus c^ 40, 38, 40, 39 : 9, 36, 40, 37 : bill from gape d , 

 28, 29, 29. 5, 28; 5, 25, 29, 27 mm. 



Davison in his admirable notes on this species seems to con- 

 sider that it is partially migratorj^ as certain members of the genus 

 undoubtedl)'' are : wdiether this is so we are unable to say ; but 

 wherever we have met with it we have found it equally common : in 

 Trang in December and January, in the present locality in March, 



A. Iluiiie it Davison, Strsiy Feathers, vi, 1878. E. O. (irant. Fasciculi Malayenses, iii (Bird.s), 1905 



B. Miillrr, nif Oinis der liisol Salansa, 1882. F. Roliinsoii aiul Kloss, Ibis, 1910-11. 



C. dates. Birds Bill. Biirmali, Vols, i iV- ii, 1883. G. (iainliier, .r.mrii. N. H. Soc. Siam, i, 191.5. 



D. Bmiliotc. P. '/j. S. 1901, \o\. i. H. Robinson, .lonin. F. M. S. Museums, v, 1915. 



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