42 Messrs. Robinson and Kloss on Birds from the 
111. Rhopodytes tristis. 
j Rhopodytes tristis (Less.) ; Shelley, tom. cit. p. 386 ; 
Robinson, p. 178. 
Rhopodytes tristis hainanus Hartert, Nov. Zool. xvii. 
p. 218. 
The large species of Rhopodytes was extremely common in 
Trang, where it was found in the gardens and the secondary 
jungle at low elevations, whereas in the Federated Malay 
States it is extremely rare and confined to the mountains. 
I have already noted that the Malayan birds are very 
considerably smaller than the Indian (wing 5*9 against 6*5) 
and Dr. Hartert has now separated the Hainan bird on this 
account. In addition, Malayan examples are rather darker 
above, and are without the yellowish wash on the breast that 
is almost universal with Indian birds. 
It will probably be found that the smaller race inhabits 
the whole of Siam, French Indo-China, and the Malay 
Peninsula including Hainan, and it is unfortunate that the 
subspecific name of “ hainanus ” should be applied to a form 
of very wide distribution. 
112. Rhopodytes diardi. 
Rhopodytes diardi (Less.) ; Shelley, tom. cit. p. 370. 
Very rare in Trang, whence we got only two specimens, 
and apparently supplanted by the large R. tristis ; in the 
south of the Peninsula the reverse is the case. 
113. Zanclostomus javanicus. 
Zanclostomus javanicus (Horsf.) ; Shelley, tom. cit. p. 380; 
Robinson, p. 178. 
The Red-billed Malkoha was very common in Trang, far 
more so than in the south of the Peninsula, where it is 
usually found at an elevation of about 2500 ft. 
114. Rhinortha chloroph^a. 
Rhinortha chloropheea (Raffles) ; Shelley, tom. cit. p. 393. 
This is more of a jungle-bird than the other species 
of Phcenicophaince , and is usually found in pairs frequenting 
the dense masses of creepers which cover certain trees. It is 
