34 GYLDENSTOLPE, BIRDS COLLECTED BY THE SWEDISII ZOOLOGICAL EXPEDITION TO SIAM. 



ficiilt to feel, being very much concealed by the fluffy feathers on the lower back 

 and the rump. 



Length of ? -= 187 mm. 

 Wing ). ? = 89 » 

 Tail » ?--= 93 * 

 Iris = brown. 



51. Graucalus macei Less. — The Large Cuckoo Shrike was sparingly distri- 

 buted in the more open coimtry and in the dry forests. In my coUections there 

 are only two females, one shot at Non Luum on the 16th of January and the other 

 at Vang Nun on the 23rd of Marcli. When resting they always were seen perching 

 almost at the top of the big trees. The flight reminds of that of a jackdaw. 



Length of 2 ? ? = 265 mm. 

 Wing » 2 $$=159 & 165 mm. 

 Tail ^ 2 $$ = 121 & 127 » 

 Culmen = 22 mm. 

 Iris = brown. 



Fani. Oriolidae. 



52. Oriolus melanocephalus L. — This beautiful Oriole was one of the com- 

 monest birds över the whole of Siam, thoiigh it was only sparingly distributed in 

 the primeval forests. It was, however, very abiiiidant in the dry forests making its 

 presence known by its pretty song. Almost always it was observed in pairs or in 

 small flocks. 



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$ "/i 12 Sakerat. 



cT Den Chai ^Vi 12. 



J* "/o 12 Pak Tan. 



Length = 220 mm. 



Length = 220 mm. 



Length = 225 mm 



Wing =131 » 



Wing =135 » 



Wing = 132 . 



Tail =83 » 



Tail = 88 * 



Tail = 85 » 



Fam. Eulabetidai. 



53. Eulabes intermedia A. Hay. — The Indian Grackle was only observed in 

 Northern Siam, but here it was very common as for instance at Bång Hue Hom, Pak 

 Pan and Den Chai. However, it seems to like the primeval evergreen forests better 

 than the dry and more open forests, but in the first-mentioned it was most oftenly 

 seen in the clearings. I always noticed them in small flocks of about a dozen or 

 more and they made much noise which could be heard even at a great distance. 

 Their note is a hoarch laughing sound. This species is often kept in cages by the 

 Siamese and Chinese, owing to their faculty of learning to speak very well. When 



