KUNGL. SV. VET. AKADEMIENS HANDUNGAR. BAND 50. N:0 8. 71 



Fain. Pelecaiiidae. 



176. Pelecanus philippensis Gm. — In the rainy season Pelecans are said to 

 be very cominoii at Tha Law, biit when I was there, some time before the real 

 rains had begun, I only observed a single pair. 



Along the coasts of the Gulf of Siarn tliey were, however, very common at 

 the end of April and the first days of May and were seen in great flocks. 



This species was very shy and difficult to shoot. 



Fam. PhalacrocoraeidaB. 



177. Phalacrocorax carbo L. — The Large Cormorant was very common 

 near the rivers and swamps in Central Siarn and was seen in large flocks sitting on 

 the trees or hunting for food in the small lakes in the marshy country round Tha 

 Law. I never saw the natives use Cormorants for fishing, as the Chinese do. 



178. Phalacrocorax javanicus Horsf. — This Cormorant freqnently visits the 

 rivers and swamps of Central and Northern Siam and was observed in great numbers 

 at Tha Law and Pichit. Even along the small hill rivers north of Muang Pré it 

 occurred but not very frequently and in my collection there is a specimen shot at a 

 small creek near the Meh Lem. 



? '7i 1912 Meh Lem. 

 Length = 520 mm. 

 Wing =186 * 

 Tail = 146 » 

 Bill from gape = 54 mm. 

 Iris = greyish black. 



179. Plotus melanogaster Peun. - The Snake Bird was not uncommon in 

 favourable localities in Central Siam, as for instance at Tha Law and along the Menam 

 Chao Phaya river and its tributaries; generally in company with Phalacrocorax carbo 

 L. and Phalacrocorax javanicus Horsf. 



Fam. IbiilidaB. 



180. Ibis melanocephala Vieill. — Numbers of Ibises, probably belonging 

 to this species were seen at Tha Law, but as I failed to get one, I cannot be quite 

 sure that is was Ibis melanocephala Vieill. but Blanford says (Fauna of British 

 India, Birds IV, p. 362) that this species is a resident in the Burmese countries. 



