A COLLECTION OF BIRD-SKINS FROM SIAM. 39 



adult plumage. One female also has the white band on the side of 

 the head produced through the ear-coverts almost to the neck, 

 as in indicus indicus, but has the typical white back-band of 

 i. atronuchalis. 



'^"271. Charadrius dubius jerdoxi. 



jEgialitis jerdoni, Legge, P. Z. S. p. 39. ( 1880 ). 

 d Krabin, C. Siam, 3.4.15. 



This specimen appears to be true jerdoni, and not dubius 

 dubius of China. 



^272. HlMANTOPUS HlMANTOPUS. 



Charadrius himantopus, Linn. Syst. Nat. i, p. 255 (1766). 



3 d Paklat, near Bangkok, 13.2.16. 



Of the three birds one has the whole head and neck pure 

 white, the second has these parts with numerous obsolete black 

 markings, whilst the third has a large black patch on the nape. 



This Stilt has lately been discovered breeding in Tennas- 



serim, and very probably will prove to be a resident breeder in Siam 



also. l 



-j- Family Totanid.e. 



273. Trixga gl areola. 



T ring a gl areola, Linn. Syst. Nat. i, p. 149 (1758). 

 d Hua Takhae, C. Siam, 10.2.16. 



|-274. Tringa ochropus. 



Tringa ochropus, Linn. Syst. Nat. i, p. 149 (1758). 

 6 ? Krabin, C. Siam, 3.11.15. 



275. Trixga xebularia. 



Scolopax nebidaria, Gunner, Leem, Berkr. Finn). Lapp., 

 p. 251 (1767). 



—276. Erolia subminuta. 



Tringa subminuta, Middendorff, Reis. Sibir., Zool. Saugth. ~V"og. &c. 



p. 222, pi. 1. xix, Fig. 6 ( 1851 ). 

 d\ Klong Wang Hip, P. Siam, 6.10.15. 



1 Mr. W. J. F. Williamson found it breeding in large numbers, in 

 May 1918, about 22 miles S. S. E. of Bangkok, and took a considerable 

 series of eggs. Eds. 



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