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18. Spodiopsar malabaricus nemoriculus. Jbrd. The White-winged Mynah. 



Sturnia malabarica: Gyldenstolpe III p. 168. 

 Sturnia nemoricola: Williamson II p. 203. 



1 ad. Kooii Tan 1914. Wing = 99 mm.; Tail = 68 mm.: Culmen = 17 mm.; Tarans = 20, 5 mm. 



Seems to be fairly rare and was only observed in the mountains round Koon Tan 

 in Northern Siarn. 



I have with sonie liesitation referred the single specimen I obtained to the above- 

 named race, which inhabits Burnia and Tenasserim, on account of its havingthe bastard 

 wing and wing-lining dirty white; the first primary, however, is brown and the primary 

 coverts are black, edged with metallic green; the lower rump and the upper tail-coverts 

 are not »slightly more ashy than the back » as stated in the Catalogue of the Birds in the 

 British Museum Vol. 13 p. 49 but ruddy brown. Tlie tighs are also not ashy but påle 

 vinous and of the same colour as the under-parts of the body; under tail-coverts påle 

 cinnamon and only a few of the shorter ones are chestnut of about the same colour as 

 the tips of the outer tail feathers. 



19. Sturnopastor floweri. Sharpe. The Siamese Pied Mynah. 



Sturnopastor floweri: Gyldenstolpe I p. 36. 



Sturnopastor super ciliaris: Williamson I p. 43; Gairdner p. 33; Gyldenstolpe III p. 168; Williamson II p. 206; 

 Gairdner p. 149. 



J 1 Kon Lak 21 /u 1914. L = 210 mm.; W = 120 mm.; T = 74 mm.; C — 27,5 mm. — $ Koh Lak 

 Via 1914. L = 210 mm.; W = 117 mm.; T = 69 mm.; C = 28 mm. — $ Koh Lak l9 /i» 1914. L = 213 

 mm.; W = 117 mm.; T = 75 mm.; C = 28,2 mm. $ Koh Lak 30 /n 1914. L = 229 mm.; W = 118 



mm.; T = 78 mm.; C = 29 mm. — Irides: yellowish white. Bill: dirty yellow (base: brick-red.) Legs: 

 light brown. 



All the specimens of the Pied Mynah which I collected at Koh Lak in the Siamese 

 Malaya are to be referred to the species described by Sharpe under the name of S. 

 floweri. 



This species is a near ally to S. superciliaris Blyth which also occurs in Siam, 

 particularly in the Northern parts while S. floweri seems to be confined to the Central 

 and Southern Districts. 



The Siamese Pied Mynah (S. floweri Sharpe) differs from S. superciliaris Blyth 

 by having the upper parts of the body deep black with a glossy greenish tinge while these 

 same parts in the last-mentioned form are brownish black. 



20. Sturnia sinensis. Gm. — The Chinese Mynah. 



Sturnia elegans: Gould p. 151. 



Sturnia sinensis: Williamson I p. 43; Gairdner p. 33; Gyldenstolpe I p. 35; Williamson II p. 202; Gairdner 

 p. 149. 



£ Koh Lak Vi-> 1914. L = 176 mm.; W = 99 mm.; T = 59 mm.; C = 17 mm. — J Koh Lak 

 19 /is 1914. L = 185 mm.; W = 99,6 mm.; T = 60 mm.; C = 18 mm. — $ Koh Lak 19 /i-2 1914. L = 



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