96 A COLLECTION OF BiEDS FROM N. E. SUMATRA. 



2 $ , 2 9, Polonia, Deli, X. E. Sumatra, 28th October 

 1916— 8th January 1917 [Nob. 666, 692, 803, — ]. 



$ , Tandjong Morawa, Serdang, X. E. Sumatra, 27th 

 March 1917 [Xo. 184]. 



9 , Grambir, Deli, X. E. Sumatra, 8th December 1917 

 [Xo. 842]. 



8 . Xo exact locality, 1st May 1916. 

 2 ? Xo exact locality. 



Wing, S , 74, 74, 77,' 76; 9 , 76, 80, 76, 74, 74, 73 mm. 



The differences between this bird and its continental re- 

 presentative have already been pointed out but until Philippine 

 and Sumatran specimens have been directly compared and 

 found to differ it is not advisable to apply the name X. h. 

 rafflesius to the Sumatran form. 



88. Psilopogon pyro!ophus( S. Muell.). 



Eobinson and Kloss p. 143. 

 $ } (Si Bajak, Deli, X^. E. Sumatra, 18th June 1917 [Xo. 



504]. 

 8^,3$, Bandar Baroe, Deli, X. E. Sumatra, 11th April 

 1917— 26th January 1918 [Xos. 258-262, 486, 936- 

 940]. 

 Wing, $ , 119, 116, 126, 120. 121, 118, 124, 125, 121; 9 , 

 122, 121, 122 mm. 



PICIDAE. 



89. Gecinus vittatus(VieilL). 



Hartert, p. 197. 



2 9 , Laboean Deli, Deli, X. E. Sumatra, 13th May 1917 

 [Xos. 370-1]. 



Wing, 9 ? 122, 127 mm. 



Identical with specimens from the southern third of the 

 Malay Peninsula which have been found not to differ from 

 topotypes from Java. 



90. Gauropicoides rafflesi rafflesi (Vig.). 



Hartert, p. 198. 



$ , 9 , Tandjong Morawa, Serdang, X. E. Sumatra, 18th 

 March— 23rd April 191? [Xos. 166, 303]. 



9 , Toentoengan, Deli. X. E. Sumatra, 18th December 



1917 [Xo. 861]. 



Wing, $ , 137; 9, 133, 138 mm. 



Hesse (Ornith. Monatsb. 19, p. 192 (1911) has separated 

 the Malayan form as Gauropicoides rafflesi peninsularis on the 

 ground that the rump and upper tail coverts are flecked with 

 red. This is not very conspicuous in our single male from 

 Gunong Angsi, but both it and four females from the Penin- 

 sula differ from the Sumatran series in being more golden 

 green above so that the race may stand. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



