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



J* ^^2 1912 Bång Hue Horn. $ '-'j-i 1912 Sakerat. 



Length =305 mm. Wing =159 mm. 



Wing =156 » Tail =- 109 » 



Tail = 95 » Culmen= 43 * 

 Culmen =41 » 



95. Hemicercus canente Blyth. — The Heart-spotted Woodpecker was only 

 observed twice (at Bång Hue Hom and Pak Pan) and freqnents both the dry- and 

 the evergreen forests. It was rather shy and very difficnlt to see wlien disturbed. 

 Tlien it always sat close to the branches and never moved for a long time. Blan- 

 FORD says that it generally haunts in high trees, but 1 always observed it on the 

 lower branches of low trees. 



Length of cT = 145 mm. of ? = 150 mm. 

 Wing > cj^= 93 » » ?= 91 » 

 Tail » c^ = 39 » » ? = 35 » 

 Culmen » d' = 22 » » ? = 19 » 

 Iris = dark brown. 



96. Miilleripicus pulverulentus harterti Hesse. — This subspecific form of 

 MuUeripicus pulverulentus Temm. which is said to inhabit Assam, Burma and Tenas- 

 serim was observed twice or thrice up in the great evergreen primeval forests near 

 Bång Hue Hom, but nowhere else. They were mostly seen in small parties of about 

 three or four specimens and always kept very high up in the gigantic trees quite 

 out of range for a shot-gun. 



97. Thriponax javensis Horsf. — This great Black Woodpecker seemed to 

 be very rare in Siam and during my journey I only noticed it once in a dry forest 

 at Den Chai. The bird was very shy and it was quite impossible to get within 

 range, though I followed it for rather a long time. 



Faiii. Capitoiiidie. 



98. Therciceryx lineatus hodgsoni Bp. — This Lineated Barbet was very 

 common in favourable localities throughout Siam, but I failed to recognize it in the 

 evergreen primeval forest regions. Especially near the villages, towns and old or 

 new clearnigs is was very numerous but it also occurred in the Northern dry forests. 

 It has a curious and loud dissylabic call, which is often heard, 

 Therciceryx lineatus hodgsoni Bp. is a mere subspecies to Therciceryx lineatus 

 ViErLi>. from which it is distinguished by a greater size i. a. 



