396 MESSRS. ROBINSON AND KLOSS ON 



CHALCOPARIIDAE. 



EUBY-CHEEKS, 



572. Chalcoparia sing-alensis interposita Rob. & Kloss. 



Journ. Fed. Malay States Mus. x, 1921, p. 209 (Takuapn). 

 Ckcdco])aria singulensis, A., p. 189 (Tavoy to Malewoon) ; J., p. 191 



(Tevutau); L., p. 119 (Junk Seylon). ' 

 Chalco])aria phoenicotis, B., p. 22 (P. Siam) ; Salvad., Arm. Mus. 



Civ. Gen (2) vii, 1889, p. 435 (Malewcon) ; IT., p. 106 (B.i.ndon). 

 Anthreptes singalensis, (J. i, p. 32(5 (paitim : Tenassevini and Malay 



Peninsula). 

 Chalcoparia singalensis smgcdejisis, M., p. 415 (partim : Banfjkok, 



Patiya and Tung Song). 



c? ad., 2 d imm. Koh Pra Tuner, P. Siam, 18 Feb. 1919 [Nos. 

 4093-5]. 



2 c? ad. Mamoh, P. Siam, 26, 28 Feb. 1919 [Nos. 427-5, 4322]. 

 c? , 2 . Tapli, P. Siam, 7-11 March 1919 [Nos. 4479, 4534]. 



cJ imm. Tasan, Chumporn, P. Siam, 14 March 1919 [No. 4593]. 



3 d ad., 2 $ ad., 2 § imm. Hat Sanuk, P. Siam, 12-18 April 

 1919 [Nos. 5243, 5285, 5308-10, 5353, 5392]. 



Male adult. " Iris red, brown or chestnut ; bill black or 

 greenish black; feet greenish sage or oil green." Female adult. 

 " Similar, but bill paler at base." Immature. " Iris reddish chestnut 

 to dark ; bill black to horn, yellowish at base ; feet sage green, soles 

 gamboge yellow." 



Total length d , 112, 108, 105, 113, 106 (app.), 108, 108; $ , 

 112; 109,103; wing d , 53, 53, 53, 56,54,53,51; §,52,51,51; 

 tail 6 , 44, 45, — , 46, 43, 43, 43 ; $ , 44, 42, 38 ; tarsus d , 17.5, 16, 

 18, 17.5, — , — , 16.5 ; $ , 18, 17, 15 ; bill from gape 6 , 16.5, 16, 18. 

 14, — , 14, 15 ; $ , 16, 14, 15 mm. 



This race, of which we have seen examples from Bangkok 

 south through the Peninsula to Terutau Island and Bangnara in 

 Patani, is intermediate between G. s. singalensis, of the Malay 



A. Hume & Davison, Stray Feathers, vi, 1878. E. O. Grant, Fasciculi ]\Ialayenses, iii (Birds), lOr^O 



B. Mullcr, Die Ornis der Insel Salanga, 18B2. F. Kobinson and Kloss, Iliis, 1910-11. 



C. Gates, Birds Brit. Bui-mah, Vols, i &.- ii, 1883. O. Guirdner, Journ. N. II. Soc. Siam, i, 1915. 



D. Bonliote. P. Z. S. 1901, Vol. i. H. Robinson, Journ. ■¥. M. S. Museums, v, 191.5. 



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