KUNOL. SV. VET. AKADEMIENS HANDLINGAR. BAND 56. NIO 2- 117 



Ualcyon atricauiUa: Schomburgk p. i! 17. 

 Ualcyon atricapillits: Gould p. 151. 

 Entomobia pileata: Möller p. 398. 



The Black-capped Kingfisher is commonly distributed över fche whole country and 

 even along the sea-coast it is quite as common in fche mangrove region as it is more 

 inland where it genorally liaunts along thc numerous small rivers and creeks. Somel inn- 

 it was even met with rather far away from water. 



231. Halcyon chloris armstrongi. Siiarpe. — The White-collared Kingfisher. 



Ualcyon armstrongi: Robinson & Kloss p. 34; Robinson II p. 145. 



Halcyon chloris rar. armstrongi: Oustalet 1899 p. 290. 



Halcyon humei: Grant p. 111; Bonhote p. 69. 



Halcyon chloris: Finsch å Conrad p. 348; Robinson 111 p. 731. 



Halcyon collaris: Schomburgk p. 247. 



Sauropatis chloris: Muller p. 398: Williamson I p. 45. 



<$ Koh Lak 89 /u 1914. L = 220 mm.; W = 99 mm.; T — 71 mm.; (=41 mm.; Tarsus= 12 mm. 

 — Irides: brown. Bill: black. Legs: brown. 



This pretty Kingfisher was fairly common in Bangkok and its neighbourhood as 

 well as in the Siamese Malaya. In the Northern parts of the country it was never observed. 



This species keeps entirely to the coastal zone and the mangrove swamps especially 

 those which are influenced by tidal waters. Like other Kingfishers it is a very noisy bird 

 and its shrill call is generally heard on places where they occnr. 



My specimen is perhaps nearer to the bird described by Sharp k as //. humei, bul as 

 Mr. Robinson bas united this species with H. armstrongi after a careful examination of 

 large series I think it is best to follow his example in putting fchese very similar forms 

 under one name. 



Fam. Coraciidse. 



232. Coracias affinis. McClell. — The Burmese Roller. 



Coracias affinis: Gyldenstolpe I p. 51; Gyldenstolpe II; Gyldenstolpe 111 p. 230; Williamson l p. 45: Barton p. 



106; Flower p. 325; Gould p. 151; Schomburgk p. 246: Grant p. 109; Oustalet 1899 p. 296; Finsch & 

 Conrad p. 347; Gairdner p. 150. 

 Coracias affinis theresice: Parrot p. 113. 



2 Koon Tan 10 -, 1914. L = 325 mm.; W = 188 mm.; T = 133 mm.; C = 33 mm. - 2 Koh 

 Lak 15 /u 1914. L = 310 mm.; W = 175 mm.; T = 124 mm.; C = 32 mm. — Irides: brown. Bill: black. 

 Legs: brownish yellow. 



The Burmese Roller is generally distributed throughout the whole country though 

 never found in dense jungles. It frequents open places and thin jungle and is never to 

 be found far from houses and villages. Along the Southern Railwav Line which rims 

 from Bangkok to a little south of Koh Lak these Rollers were exceedingly common 

 and were mostly seen perching on the telegraph wires along the line. The birds were not 

 at all frightened when the trains were passing, but when I tried to stalk them on foot they 

 were very difficult to get into a proper range. 



