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GYLDENSTOLPE, BIRDS COLLECTED BY THE SWEDISH ZOOLOGICAL EXPEDITION TO SIAM. 



J '7i 1!I12 Non Liimii. 



Length -- 112 mm. 

 Wing = 56 » 

 Tail -- 40 » 

 Culmeii =-^ 11 » 



J juv. '7i 1912 Den Cliai. 

 Length = 100 mm. 

 Wing ==51 » 

 Tail = 43 » 

 Culmen-- 11,5 » 



J ^y-> 1912 Baug Huc Hoin. 

 Length = 105 mm. 

 Wing = 49,5 » 

 Tail = 38 ^ 

 Culmen = 11,5 » 



Faiii. Dicaeidae. 



83. Dicseum cruentatum L. The Scarlet-backed Flower-pecker was observed 

 several times in the gardens at Bangkok and Sriracha. This species seems to be very ill- 

 tempered and as soon as a male caiight sight of another they began a hot chase. 



84. Dicseum olivaceum Wald. — I only met with the Plain-coloured Flower- 

 pecker in a teak forest east af Muang Pré and from this locality comes the single 

 male specimen I was able to get during my journey. 



It measures as follows: 



Length 

 Wing 



75 mm. 

 46 » 



Tail 

 Culmen 



18 mm. 

 9 » 



Fam. Eiii'yla>iin(la>. 



85. Serilophus lunatus Gould. — The first and only time I saw these Broad- 

 bills was in a dense primeval evergreen forest at Bång Hue Hom on the 24th of 

 February. When forcing my way through the jungle I was attracted by a fine, 

 whistling note, whicli I had never heard before and when I approached, I caugbt 

 sight of a small flock of about 14 of these both rare and interesting birds. They 

 did not show any shyness and I could even slioot one of the flock without the 

 others moving from the same tree. They also seemed to be very curious about my 

 person for they come to look at me as soon as they saw me. I had got four of 

 the flock when the rest disappeared into the dense undergrowth of low bamboo-hke 

 trees but not in any particular hurry. Some years ago it was said that this spe- 

 cies had only been found in British Territory, and, as far as I know, there is only 

 one more record from the French Laos country since that time. 



I ha ve two males and two females in the collection and the females differ 

 from the males in having a glistening silvery wdiite gorget. 



Length of 2 c^d"==170 mm. 



Wing >> 2 d"c^= 83-84 mm. 



Tail » 2 c^cj' - 62—65 » 



Culmen * 2 d"d" ^= 13-13,5 » 



Length of 2 $? = 170 mm. 

 W^ing » 2 $$^ 83 » 

 Tail . 2 $?^ 62-64 mm. 



Culmen » 2 ??= 13 mm. 



