92 
“Male, iris dark hazel, bill black, the tip white, feet pale flesh. 
Female, bill blackish, reddish brown at the base of the lower 
mandible with the tip whitish.” 
2%. CEYX EUERYTHRA. 
Ceyx euerythra, Sharpe, tom. cit., p. 179; Robinson and Kloss, 
tom. cit., p. 33. 
Not very common; we only procured one specimen at Ban Kok 
Klap. 
26. CARCINEUTES PULCHELLUS. 
Carcineutes pulchellus (Horsf.); Sharpe, tom. cit., p. 198; 
Robinson and Kloss, tom. cit., p. 34. 
A female from Kao Nawng and a male from Ban Kok Klap. 
“ Male, iris hazel, bill vermilion, feet orange brown.” 
27. HALCYON SMYRNENSIS. 
Halcyon smyrnensis (Linn.) ; SHERI tom cit., p. 222; Robinson 
and Kloss, tom. cit., p. 34. 
Common everywhere in the rice fields. 
MEROPID Ai. 
28. MELITTOPHAGUS SWINHOII. 
Melittophagus swinhow (Hume); Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 
Xvil., p. 55 (1892) ; Robinson and Kloss, op. cit., p. 36. 
Common in open country throughout the district traversed. 
29. MEROPS SUMATRANUS. 
Merops sumatranus, Rafiles ; Sharpe, tom. cit., p. 61; Robinson 
and Kloss, p. 37. 
In similar situations to the preceding but not so common. An 
immature female with the top of the head uniform in colour with the 
mantle was obtained at Bandon on 10th July. 
30. NYCTIORNIS AMICTA. 
Nyctiornis amicta (Temm.); Sharpe, tom. cit., p. 90; Robinson 
and Kloss, p. 37. 
Perhaps not so common as in the more southern parts of the 
Peninsula, though it was seen on Kao Nawng up to about 2,000 feet 
and obtained at Ban Kok Klap and Bandon. 
TROGONID A. 
31. PYROTROGON ORESCIUS. 
Harpactes orescius (Temm.) ; Ogilvie Grant, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 
xvii, p. 494 (1892). 
Pyrotrogon orescius, Robinson and Kloss, tom. cit., p. 39. 
