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14. Aegithina tiphia L. — During my journey I only observed and collected 

 specimens of the Common lora in some of the gardens at Bangkok and in the thick 

 buslijungle which surrounded the small town Muang Pré in Northern Siarn. Espe- 

 cially at this last place they were very common and it was certainly the most fre- 

 quently bird met with there. 



Their song is rather pretty and in the first days of March the birds were 

 always seen in pairs. 



Length of <:rcr = 125 & 126 mm. resp. 



? --= 130 mm. 

 Wing » c^cT = 63 & 66 mm. resp. 



» ??= 60 & 64,5 . 

 Tail » $$= 52 & 48 » 



. ? ? = 52 & 49 » 

 Culmen = 13 mm. 

 Iris = bro\vmsh grey. 



15. Chloropsis aurifrons Temm. — This Chloropsis was rather common both 

 in Northern and Central Siam, bnt I failed to observe it in the Eastern districts, 

 tliough it probably occurs in these parts of the coimtry too. Blanford says in liis 

 Fauna of British India that it has been found both in Burma and Cambodia and 

 therefore it seems very likely that it is to be found also in Eastern Siam. This 

 species always frequents trees (mostly the banyan trees) and were as a rule in 

 flocks of about 20 individuals, seeking for insects in the flowers. 



Length of three males=180, 160 & 183 mm. resp. 



» ? =^ 170 mm. 



Wing » three males= 90, 91 & 94 mm. resp. 



» » ? =90 mm. 



Tail » three males = 68 & 69 mm. 

 » » ? =65 mm. 



16. Chloropsis chlorocephala Wald. — The Burmese Chloropsis seems to be 

 very rare in Siam. I only saw one solitary specimen, in a rather thick and thorny 

 secondary jungle east of the small Laos village of Non Luum, on the Korat plateau. 



The specimen {$) shot on the 15th of January shows the following measure- 

 ments : 



Length =150 mm., Wing = 83 mm,, Tail = 79 mm., Iris = black. 



17. Irena puella Lath. — This beautiful bird is an inhabitant of the high 

 and dense evergreen primeval forests but was only seldom observed there, so that 

 it seems to be rather rare in Siam. To the south it is found for some distance 

 down the Malay Peninsula but its eastern limits are yet quite uncertain. 



In the collection there is a fine male specimen and two females, all shot in 

 the forests near Bans; Hue Hom. 



