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Blyth's Pipit was not uncoramon on tho plains of Upper Siarn during fche cold 

 season. In the Siamesc Malaya it was never met with but replaced by A. richardi malay- 

 ensis Eyton. Anthus richardi striolatus is very similar to the typical A. richardi but is 

 distinguished by its smaller size. Especially the bill is mueh shorter in A. r. striolatus 

 whieh also has the elavv of the hind toe slightly shorter. 



Fani. Nectarinidae. 



42. Aethopyga dabryi. J. Verr. — Dabry's Yellovv-backed Sun-bird. 



2 Koon Tan 21 / 9 1914. L = 94 mm.; W = 45 mm.; T = 34 mm.; C = 16 mm. — Irides: black. 

 Bill: brownish black. Legs: dark brown. 



This species seems to be very rare in Siarn and is probably only confined to the 

 higher mountains. 



As the single female specimen I obtained was shot by my native collector, I ha ve 

 nothing especial to remark about this species. 



43. Arachnechthra asiatica. Lath. The Purple Sun-bird. 



Arachnechthra asiatica: Gyldenstolpe I p. 43. 



<? Kob Lak Vis 1914. L = 106 mm.; W = 54 mm.; T = 34 mm.; C = 15 mm. — £ Koh Lak 

 19 /i» 1914. L = 105 mm.; W = 52 mm.; T = 35 mm; C = 15,5 mm. — J 1 Koh Lak 2I / U 1914. L = 105 

 mm.; W = 55,5 mm.; T = 35 mm.; C = 15,2 mm. — J 1 Koh Lak 23 /n 1914. L = 100 mm.; W = 52,6 

 mm.; T = 34 mm.; C = 16 mm. ■ — Irides: blackish brown. Bill: black. Legs: black. 



Rather common both in Upper Siarn and down in the Siamese Malaya but never 

 in evergreen jungles. It occurs in more open scrub jungle, in or near gardens and culti- 

 vated land. It is a very familiar bird. 



Two young males from Koh Lak have the blue metallic colour confined to a line 

 on the throat, and the upper plumage has only a few marked spöts of metallic blue. 



44. Cyrtostomus flammaxillaris. Blyth. — The Burmese Yellow-breasted Sun-bird. 



Cyrtostomus flammaxillaris: Muller p. 377; Robinson & Kloss p. 77; Robinson II p. 152. 



Nectarinia flammaxillaris: Gould p. 151. 



Cinnyris flammaxillaris: Oustalet 1903 p. 11. 



Arachnechthra flammaxillaris: Flower p. 324; Williamson I p. 44; Gyldenstolpe I p. 44; Gyldenstolpe III p. 171. 



2 Koon Tan 5 / 5 1914. L = 96 mm.; W = 45 mm.; T = 29 mm.; C = 16 mm. — £ Koh Lak 28 /u 

 1914. L = 93 mm.; W = 49 mm.; T = 33 mm.; C = 16 mm. — g Bång Hue Pong 27 / 5 1914. L = 98 

 mm.; W = 48 mm.; T = 33 mm.; C = 16 mm. — J 1 Koon Tan 29 / 3 1914. L = 98 mm.; W = 49 mm.; 

 T = 31 mm.; C = 16,2 mm. — g juv. Koon Tan % 1914. L = 89 mm.; W = 49 mm.; T = 25 mm.; 

 C = 12,5 mm. — Irides: brownish black. Bill: black. Legs: black. 



The Burmese Yellow-breasted Sun-bird was most abundant in Northern Siarn though 

 it also occured in the Siamese Malaya where I obtained specimens at the neighbourhood 

 of Koh Lak. 



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