KUNGL. SV. VET. AKADEMIENS HANDLINGAR. BAND 56. N:0 2. 97 
183. Picumnus innominatus malayorum. Harr. — The Speckled Piculet. 
do Koon Tan */, 1914. L = 87 mm.; W = 55 mm.; T = 29 mm.; C == 10 mm.; Tarsus = 9 mm. 
— Trides: black. Bill: black. Legs: plumbeous. 
A single male specimen of the Speckled Piculet was collected in a narrow valley 
among the Koon Tan mountains. During one of my excursions I was attracted by the 
faint tapping of a Woodpecker or a Nuthatch quite close to me. It lasted quite a long 
time before I could locate the bird. Suddenly I caught sight of a specimen of this species 
which was busily tapping on a thin bamboo sapling. 
This race has been separated from the typical P. 7. innominatus BURTON, on account 
of its darker colouring and of its olive-brown crown. 
The specimen obtained, which was sexed male, has a few feathers of the forehead 
tipped with orange-red. These same feathers have a subterminal quite distinct black 
bar. At the base of the bill there is a narrow line of a greenish olive colour. 
184. Sasia ochracea reichenowi. Hrssz. — The Rufous Piculet. 
do Doi Par Sakeng *°/o 1914. L = 87 mm.; W = 52,5 mm.; T = 23,5 mm.; C = 12 mm.; Tarsus = 
10 mm. — Trides: crimson. Bill: horn colour, max: plumbeous grey. Legs: orange. 
The Rufous Piculet inhabiting Siam belongs to the same form which Hessx (Ornith. 
Monatsber. 1911 p. 181) has separated under the name of S. 0. reichenowi. This subspe- 
cific race also inhabits North Cachar, Burma and Tenasserim. It is chiefly characterized 
by being much brighter coloured on the upper and under parts of the body. Its size is 
also much smaller than typical S. ochracea Hopes. 
During my journey only a single male specimen was obtained by my Dyak collector. 
It was shot at the slopes of Doi Par Sakeng, a fairly high limestone mountain situated 
south of Muang Fang, a small town in Northwestern Siam not far from the Burmese 
frontier. I myself never observed it and it is probably a very rare bird though it is very 
easy to escape notice on account of its small size. 
Fam. Capitonide. 
185. Megalema virens. Bopp. — The Great Chinese Barbet. 
Megalema virens: Gyldenstolpe III p. 230. 
eee Hecate Date Length | Wing Tail Culmen | Tarsus 
mm. mm. mm. mim. mm. 
y 
2 Koon Tan | Js 1914 300 128 97 32 28 
CS Koon Tan Sf 1914 270 130 96 30 i 28 
foe Doi Par Sakeng MW/p 1914 280 134 99 37 29 
2 Doi Par Sakeng 18/; 1914 290 132 98 38 27 
fof Koon Tan 476 1914 302 130 105 36 26 
g Doi Par Sakeng 1 1914 295 136 lll 40 27 
2 Koon Tan %/o 1914 300 132 103 40 26 
ot Doi Par Sakeng 18/7 1914 322 142 105 40 28 
fou Koon Tan 5g 1914 277 137 100 34 29 
K. Sy. Vet. Akad. Handl. Band 56. N:o 2. 13 
