1921] Bopen Kross : Notes on Birds. 217 
It seems to me that a difference between Bornean and 
Sumatran birds is as yet “not proven”: Dr. Oberholser’s 
material from each place was very limited and it may be 
noted that he was unable to distinguish between specimens 
of Halcyon chloris from those areas. 
CHRYSOCOLAPTES STRICTUS CHERSONESUS Kloss. 
Ibis, 1918, p. 113 (Singapore and Johore). 
Chrysocolaples gutlicristalus chersonesus Robinson, Ibis, 1919, p. 181 ; 
Robinson and Kloss, Journ. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. No. 
81, 1920, p. 80. 
Chrysocolaptes gutlicristalus de Beaufort and de Bussy, Konink. Zool. 
Genoots, “ Natura Artis Magister’ XXI, 1918 (?) p. 257. 
Chrysocolaples gultacristalus delesserli Baker Ibis 1919, p. 197. 
Mr. Stuart Baker denies the validity of this race, because 
he believes that birds from Johore have wings as long as 
170 mm. : but he has evidently made a bad geographical 
error in attributing to the extreme south of the Malay 
Peninsula, the specimens which he thinks come from Johore 
(Query : Jalor in Patani). 
This subspecies. described on account of its small size, 
has now been found to extend to the islands of the Rio 
Archipelago and to Sumatra. I have examined the follow- 
ing specimens :— 
3 Si Karang, Johore (cotype). Wing 150. Bill from gape 45 
‘oi ” 3” 3” 143, ” 3” 43 
3 Singapore Island (cotype). m4 3s Bs Ms 48 
3 - . AG: 45 4 45 
—Kundur Id., Rio Arch. s — 55 on — 
3 Deli Dist. N.E. Sumatra. oy GAIL PF 3 48 
2 = * a GB s - 43 
Wings 143-146*-150 mm. Bills from gape 43—45*—48 
mm. 
PHILENTOMA VELATA CAESIA (Less.). 
; The type locality of Drymophila velata Temm. (PI. 
Col., No. 334, 1825), is Java as the species does not occur 
in Timor or the Moluccas. 
Birds from Sumatra, Malay Peninsula and Borneo 
differ from those of Java in having more black on the 
throats in males ; while the throats of females are blackish 
blue, distinctly darker than the breasts. 
Birds from each of these areas have received a name as 
follows :— 
Monareha caesia Less., Rey. Zool. 1839, p. 167 (Sumatra). 
Wuscicapa pectoralis Hay, Madras Journ. XIII, 1844, p. 161 (Malacea). 
Philentoma unicolor Blyth, This 1865, p. 46 (Borneo). 
But all are alike and all must stand as caesia. 
Specimens examined. Java ceo) OIMatta. oO os 
32 ; Malay Peninsula 12 ¢,159 ; Borneo, 34,39 
* Average. 
