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it was more often observed along the rivers and rivulets than on tlie swamps or 

 rice-fields. 



170. Totanus totanus L. — Very abundant on the sandbanks at the mouth 

 of the Menam Chao Phaya river and along the coasts of the Gulf of Siarn. I also 

 saw some single specimens on the swamps at Tha Law. 



All the collected specimens belong to the typical Totanus totanus L. and not 

 to Totanus eurhinus Oberh. which is separated from the former by its greater size. 



171. Glottis nebularius Gunn. - On the swampy conntry which surrounds 

 the village of Tha Law there were several lake-Hke ponds and near such a lake I found 

 a small flock of Greenshanks on the 2nd of April 1912. Tliis is the only record I 

 am able to give concerning the occurrence of this bird up country, but on the banks 

 and along the coasts of the Gulf of Siam the greenshanks were very numerous at 

 the end of the same month. 



172. GallinagO Stenura Kuhl. — The neighbourhood of Bangkok has always 

 been celebrated for its splendid snipe shooting and the most common species met 

 with is the Pintail snipe, though our European snipe also occurred but always in 

 limited numbers. I also observed the Pintail in other parts of the country but 

 more seldom. It seems to like the rice-fields better than the great swamps; for in- 

 stance on the country round Tha Law it was rather rare. 



173. GallinagO gallinagO L. — As already mentioned our common snipe was 

 also found on the rice-fields round Bangkok, but I ne ver got a single specimen from 

 any other locality though I sliot rather a great number of snipes in different places 

 both in Central and Northern Siam. 



Faiii. Laridae. 



174. Lams brunneicephalus Jerd. — Along the northern coast of the Gnlf 

 of Siam the Brown-headed G ulls were very abundant and they also occurred a few 

 miles up the Menam Chao Phaya river, but never as far up as to Bangkok. Winter 

 visitor only. 



175. Hydrochelidon hybrida Pall. — At the mouth of the Menam Chao 

 Phaya river and along the coasts of the Gulf, the Whiskered Tern occurred in great 

 numbers together with tlie Brown-headed Gulls. They always accompanied the 

 fishing boats or rested on the fish stags inside the bar Along the shores of the 

 island Koh-Si-Chang they were also observed, during my stay there in ölay. 



