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Total length 6 , 159, 139, 147, 153, 155, 153, 158, 157, 155, 

 155, 157, 162, 158, 153; $, 148, 148, 145, 148, 150, 152, 153. 146, 

 145, 152, 143; wing 6 , 76, 73, 76, 70, 71, 74, 76, 74, 72, 76, 78, 76, 

 77, 71 ; $ , 72, 71, 71, 72, — , 70, 73, 72, 67, 72, 70 ; tail 6 , 57, 48, 

 58, 45, 50, 55, 57, 57, 53, 55, 55, 54, 55, 48 ; $ , 48, 52, 52, 53, — , 

 50, 52, 53, 50, 48, 48 ; tarsus 6 , 26, 26, 26, 28, 27, 27, 26, 26, 27, 27, 

 27, 27, 25.5, 26 ; § , 26.5, 25, 25, 26, 27, — , 28, 27, 25, 26, 26, 24 ; 

 bill from gape (S , 24, 21, 22, 23, 24, 23, 24, 22, 24.5, 22, 24.5, 23, 

 21.5. 23; $, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 23, 22. 22, 23, 22 mm. 

 400. Malacocincla sepiaria tardinata Hartert. 



Malacocincla spypiaria tai^dinata, Harteit, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 

 xxxvi (1916), p. 35 (Gunong Tahan, Kelaiitan-Pahang bound- 

 ary) ; Williamson, Journ. N. H, Soc. Siam, ii, 1916, p. 59 

 (Bangnara, Patani). 



This essentially Malaysian bird does not appareutlj'' extend 



north beyond Patani. In the Malay States it occm-s side by side 



with M. abhotti ; but the two, though having a, general resemblance 



to each other, are quite distinct species. 



401. Turdinus macrodactylus macrodactylus (Strickl). 



Malaco2)teron macrodactylimi, Strickl. Ann. & Mag. ISTat. Hist, xiii, 



1844, p. 417 (Malacca). 

 Turdinus macrodactylus, B., p. 18 (Junk Seylon) ; F., p. 60 



(Trang) ; L., p. 110 (Ghirbi) ; M., p. 187 (Tung Song, P. Siam). 



A careful examination of six specimens from Trang and 

 Ghirbi, compared with twenty from the Federated Malay States, in- 

 cluding several from the vicinity of the tyjje locality, reveals no 

 differences either in size or colouration between northern and south- 

 ern birds, except possibly a more clear differentiation of the white 

 gorget in the latter. The browner, less rufous tint noted by Stuart 

 Baker is a characteristic of recent skins or freshly moulted birds, 

 and is well shown in our large series. 



402. Erythrocichla bicolor bicolor (Less.). 



Brachypteryx hicolor, Lesson. Rev. Zool., 1839, p. 138 (Sumatra). 

 Malacopteron fer7'uginosu'm, A., p. 273 (Pakchan, Malewoon). 

 Trichostoma ferruginosum, C. i, p. 58 (South Tenasserim). 



A. Hume & Davison, Stray Feathers, vi, 1878. E- U. Grant, Fasciculi Malayenses, Hi (Uirds), 1905. 



B. Miiller Die Ornis der Insel Salanga, 1882. F. Eobinson and Kloss, Ibis, 1910-11. 



C. Gates, Birds Bi-it. Burmah, Vols, i iV' ii, 1883. C (lairdner, Journ. N. H. Soc. Siam, i, 1915. 



D. Bonhote, P. Z. S. 1901, Vol. i. H. Robinson, Journ. F. M, S. Museums, v, 1915 



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