Summon Monster: What does "1d3 creatures of the same kind" mean?

[Ilium]

So I'm looking at Summon Monster IV, which says you can choose to summon "1d3 creatures of the same kind" from the SM III list instead. When I look at that list I see "small elemental (any)" as an option. So the question is, If I get 2 or more elementals can I have them be different types (Air and Earth for example) or not?

 

[Nail]

No.

Different types = Not the same kind.

 

[MichaelH]

I think Nail hit himself on the head. If you summon 1d3 elementals of the same kind, they will all be the same kind (all fire or all air, for example).

 

[Ilium]

Ok. Honestly that was my first thought as well, but since there's only one entry on the table for "elemental" I wondered a bit.

All the same it is. Thanks.