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14. Oriolus melanocephalus. Linn. — The Indian Black-headed Oriole. 
Oriolus melanocephalus: Miller p. 392; Oustalet 1903 p. 41; Robinson & Kloss p. 72; Gairdner p. 32; Barton 
p. 106; Williamson I p. 43; Gyldenstolpe I p. 34; Gyldenstolpe II; Gyldenstolpe III p. 168; William- 
son II p. 202; Gairdner p. 149. 
Sax Locality Tot. length} Wing Tail Culmen | Tarsus | pate 
mm. mm. mm. mm. rom. 
9 Pak Koh 214 128 80 26 21 Wa 
ee Pak Koh 219 136,5 87,8 26,5 21 m/s 
ow juv. Koon Tan 225 124 80,2 26 20,5 16/y 
2 Pak Koh 215 131 84 26,7 20 Bol 
2 Pak Koh 203 125 81 24 21 "Ia 
oe Koon Tan 225 128 90 28,5 20 8/o 
rots Bang Hue Pong 225 135 87 28 20 20/6 
rol Chum Poo 210 126 85 26,5 20 46 
Q Koh Lak 205 127,5 81 27 20,5 | t/t 
Irides: Crimson (young: brown). Bill: rosy pink (young: black). Legs: plumbeous (young: black). 
The Indian Black-headed Oriole is generally distributed over the whole country, 
occuring in dense forests as well as in thin tree- and scrub-jungles. 
Davison states that in Tenasserim it was rare south of Mergui but I found it quite 
common at Koh Lak and its neighbourhood why it seems to extend further south on the 
Siamese side than on the Tenasserim one. 
One young male obtained at Koon Tan on the 16th of September has the bill 
pure black while other young birds shot in March to June have their bills whitish pink 
with a dusky tip. These are probably birds of the last year which seems to indicate 
that the Orioles only assume the plumage of the fully adult birds in their second year. 
Fam. Eulabetide. 
15. Gracula javana intermedia. A. Hay. — The Burmese Talking Mynah. 
Eulabes intermedia: Miller p. 388; Barton p. 106; Gyldenstolpe I p. 34; Gyldenstolpe II; Gairdner p. 149. 
Eulabes intermedius: Robinson & Kloss p. 67; Robinson II p. 150. 
Gracula intermedia: Schomburgk p. 255. 
Gracula javana javana: Parrot p. 114. 
Gracula javana intermedia: Gyldenstolpe III p. 168; Robinson III p. 758. 
o Pak Koh */3 1914. L = 273 mm.; W = 156 mm.; T = 84 mm.; C = 23 mm. — © Koon Tan 
3/6 1914. L = 275 mm.; W = 153 mm.; T = 88 mm.; C = 23 mm. — J Koon Tan 17/5 1914. L = 265 
mm.; W = 158 mm.; T = 84 mm.; C = 25 mm. — Irides: brown. Bill: orange red (tip of upper mandible 
yellow). Legs: yellow. 
This species was very abundant in the Northern parts of the country but only in 
the well-wooded districts. 
The »Nok khon tong» as it is called in Siamese is a very common cage-bird among 
the natives and it is even highly appreciated by the European residents. 
