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dura javanica, Sparrm. and Muscitrea grisola Blyth., and they were rather shy and at 

 once disappeared when I fircd a shot at them. 



Hume (Stray Feathers vol. IX p. 175 footnote 1881) remarks that a specimen of 

 Rhipidura albifrontata collected in the Thoungyeen valley in Tenasserim diffcis Ironi 

 the typical Indian bird in wanting the white triangulär spöts on the wing-coverts and in 

 having the four central tail-feathers entirely black as well as the chin, t h roat and upper 

 breast. He suggests the name burmanica for this bird though lie was a littlc cloubl 1 u 1 

 of these characteristics were constant. 



In my specimen the white spöts on the wing-coverts are almost obsolete, the four 

 central rectrices are almost black except a very small white spöt at the tip of the second 

 pair. The mantle and upper tail-coverts are clear ashy brown, much paler than inan In- 

 dian bird I ha ve had for comparison. In this last mentioned bird the white spöts on the 

 wing-coverts are very well- marked and there is a large white spöt at the tip of the second 

 pair of tail-feathers. 



I therefore believe that the Burmese and Siamese birds constitute a well-marked 

 subspecies which ought to be called burmanica as suggested by Hume. 



149. Terpsiphone affinis. Blyth. — The Burmese Paradise Flycatcher. 



Terpsiphone affinis: Robinson & Kloss p. 53; Gairdner p. 39; Muller p. 363; Oustalet 1903 p. 55; Grant 

 p. 93; Bonhote p. 60; Gyldcnstolpe II; Gyldenstolpe III p. 169; Robinson I p. 99; Robinson II 

 p. 148; Gairdner p. 149; Robinson III p. 74 5. 

 J Koon Tan 6 / ; -, 1914. L = 260 mm.; W = 91 mm.; T == 177 mm.; C = 16 mm. — J 1 Koon Tan 



5 / 9 1915. L = 317 mm.; W = 95 mm.; T = 216 mm.; C = 16,5 mm. — J 1 Koon Tan w /g 1914. L = 300 



mm.; W = 91 mm.; T = 200 mm.; C = 17 mm. — <J Koon Tan i / G 1914. L == 198 mm.; W = 87 mm.; 



T = 94 mm. — Irides: blackisb brown. Bill: bluisb black (bom coloured in younger specimens). Legs: plumbeous. 



Fairly rare though generally distributed över the parts of the country visited during 

 my journey. This beautiful and attractive bird frequents the evergreen forests and 

 was ne ver observed nor obtained in other kind of jungles. It is rather shy and disap- 

 pears at once into the tangle of vegetation when disturbed. It, however, seems to be 

 rather curious about everything and usually returns again to ha ve a look at that which 

 frightened it away. 



In the Siamese Malaya a few specimens of a Paradise Flycatcher were observed 

 in the dense jungles which cover the mountain range between Siarn and Tenasserim, 

 but if it was this species or the allied Terpsiphone indi Gould. I can not ascertain, 

 because no specimens were procured here. T. indi has, however, recently been recorded 

 from Bangkok by Williamson. 



All the specimens obtained are males in their second plumage and not a singe male 

 in the beautiful white plumage was observed. 



150. Culicicapa ceylonensis. Swains. - The Grey-headed Flycatcher. 



Cttlicicapa ceylonensis; Gyldenstolpe I p. 37; Gyldenstolpe II; Gyldenstolpe III p. 169; Grant p. 91; Robinson 



I p. 100. 



$ Koon Tan 7 /r, 1914. L = 110 mm.; W = 58 mm ; T = 53 mm.; C = 8 mm. — J 1 Koon Tan 31 /r, 

 1914. L = 124 mm.; W = 61 mm.; T = 56 mm.; C = 9 mm. — J* Koon Tan e / 9 1914. L = 116 mm.; 



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