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



Faiii. Psittacitl{«. 



125. Palaeornis indoburmanicus Hume. — I only found this species inhabiting 

 tlie diy forests and the bamboo jungles on tlie Korat plateaii, but in the Northern 

 parts of Siarn I never observed it. 



A female shot at Sakerat on tlie 9th of Janiiary has the plumage much worn 

 and measures as follows: Length = 360 mm., Wing = 173 mm., Tail = 192 mm. 



126. Palaeornis rosa Bodd. — The Eastern Blossom-headed Paroquet was 

 fairl}' common in the dry forests ronnd Den Chai and Fak Pan but unlike Palceornis 

 jasciata Gray. never in great flocks, but alvvays mingled with that species. They 

 could at once be recognized by tlieir call, vvhich is much fainter and not so often 

 repeated as that of the other species. 



Length of cT = 280 mm. 

 Wing » c? = 127 » 

 Tail » ^^ = 173 » 



127. Palaeornis fasciata Gray. — The commonest among all Paroquets found 

 in Siam. In the dry forests in the North they occurred in great flocks, vvhich with 

 flight as swift as an arrow were passing through the woods uttering their shrill 

 calls. They do not seem to occur far down to the south, as I never found them 

 in the Central or in the South-eastern districts. On the Korat plateau T never 

 noticed this species, but Pakvornis indohurnianicus Hume. 



, (^ ^'/i 1912 Den Cliai. 

 Length = 330 mm. 

 Wing -=165 » 

 Tail" =184 » 



128. Loriculus vernalis Sparrm. — The Loriquet was observed in two dilfer- 

 ent places both in Northern Siam. The first time 1 saw it was in a small ravine 

 near Den Chai covered with bamboos and rattan, and here a small flock was feeding. 

 The birds were very tame and not shy at all. In a bamboo forest near Meh Lem 

 I also caught sight of a flock and this is all I can record about this bird which is 

 replaced in tlie southern parts of the Malay Peninsula by Loriculus galguhis L. 



cT 31/, 1912 Den Chai. 

 Length = 135 mm. 

 Wing = 90 » 

 Tail = 38 » 



The iris is påle wliite. 



^ 7a 1912 Den Chai. 



$ Vo 1912 Den Cliai. 



Length = 355 mm. 



Length = 275 mm 



Wing =158 » 



Wing =150 » 



Tail =192 » 



Tail =138 * 



cT Va 1912 Meh Lem. 



$ 31/' 1912 Den Cliai. 



Length = 125 mm. 



Length = 125 mm 



Wing = 88 » 



Wing =91 » 



Tail = 34 » 



Tail = 34 ^ 



