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158 Journal of the F.M.S. Museums. [Vol. VII,
a. 1 i Koh Muk (Pulau Muntia) Trang, S. W.
Siam, 5th January, 191 7. [No. 3847.]
b-c. 3 ? Pasir Raja, Pulau Lontar, S. W. Siam,
12th January, 1917. [Nos. 3892, 3898.]
" Iris carmine, bill and feet black."
Male. TL-, 481 : W.
TS. 51, 52.
201, 203, T. 248, 240; B, 45, 48;
Female. TL. 524 ; W. 205 ; T. 284 ; B. 45 ; TS. 50.
These specimens differ from the southern C. s. bubntus,
Horsf. in the characters previously assigned viz. slightly
shorter wing, markedly shorter but much broader tail, and the
purer, less ochraceous chestnut tint of the wings and scapulars.
The two races of course grade into each other but :i bird from
Lenggong in
form.
Upper Perak decidedly belongs to the southern
54. Rhopodytes sumatrani's (Raffles*.
Shelley, torn. cit. p. 391.
a-h. 3 ¥ Lem Pia, N. Side Telibun Straits,
Trang, S. W. Siam, January 2nd, 191 7.
[Nos. 3826, 7.]
" Iris pearl, orbits orange red, fading posteriorly into
yellow bill sea green, feet, greenish slate."
Climbing about in the characteristic awkward manner in
a very thorny tree in an open plain.
The species is here approaching the northern limit of its
range. The Museum also possesses n male from Krong mon,
interior of Trang, shot on 17th February, 1910 which has
been omitted in the list given b}' Mr. Kloss and myself
(Ibis, 1911, p. )
55.
Coccystes coromandus (Linn.).
Shelley, torn. cit. p. 214; Robinson and Kloss, p. 39;
Gyldemtolpe, p. 101.
a. ? ad. Burau, N. W. Langkawi. 12th December
1916. No. 3621.
b-d. 3 ad. Telok Wau, Terutau. i8th-28th
December 1916. Nos. 3660, 3760. 3781.
e. ? ad. Pulau Telibun, Trang. S. W. Siam. 1st
January 1917. No. 3805.
•' Iris hazel, bill black, feet slate."
Male. 3S3; W. 15S; T. 230; B. 35: TS. 25.
Female, TI 374, 388; W. 158, 162; T. 227, 231; B. a, 34.
TS. 27. 24.
Our series in the Museum shows no confirmation of statements
by Shelley and Legge that there is a sexual difference in
size in this species but we are very delicient in females, nor
apparently is there any difference in the colour of the sexes
when specimens in a similar condition of plumage are