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186 Journal of the F.M.S. Museums. [Vol. VII,
Muscicapa panayensis, Scop. Del. Flor et Faun. Insubr. ii, p. 96,
(1783) from the Philippines.
He is also correct in stating that there is a gradual transition
from A. p. strigatus to A. s. a flints from Tipperah and
Cachar, which is a larger bird with a more reddish violet
sheen on the lower surface. It should be mentioned however
that Hume (Stray Feath. vi, p. 394) absolutely denies that
these differences exist.
The species is evidently extremely plastic and varies
greatly in many of the small islands in the Malaysian area
principally in size, in the development of the bill and in the
degree and tinge of the metallic sheen on the plumage, some
forms being almost dull black.
109. Anthus richardi malayensis (Eyton.)
Anthus malayensis, Eyton P. Z. S. 1839, p. 104.
Anthus richardi malayensis, Stresemann, Nov. Zool.
xix, p. 316 (1912).
Anthus malayensis, Robinson and Kloss. Ibis, 191 1,
p. 74; Robinson J., F.M.S. Mas. V, p. 151 (1914).
Anthus rufulus (part.) Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mas..
x> p. 574-
Corydalla malayensis, Hume, S. F. viii, p. 65 (1879).
a. ?.ad Pulau Langkawi. 17th February, 1909.
b. V. ad Pulau Langkawi. 27th 5ei tember, 1915.
Wings 82, yj; Tarsi 29, 27.
This is a resident bird in the Malay Peninsula, whence no
reliably identified examples of other races have been recorded.
Stresemann's method of treating rufulus as a race of richardi
and malayensis as its Malayan representative seems the most
satisfactory way of regarding this bird.
110. DlCRURUS ANNECTANS (HodgS.)
Sharpe, torn. cit. p. 231; Robinson and Kloss, p. 72;
Robinson, Ibis, 1915, p. 761.
a. ? . imm. Telok Wau, Terutau. 20th December
1916. [No. 3680.]
b-c. 2