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40. Eunjstomus orientnlis L. — A fomale, more like /'.'. orienfalis orientalis than 



E. orientalis austraiis, but not quite topical , from the low country of 

 Bonthain. 



41. TrichofflossHs ornatus (L.). — S and ?, not differing from each other, from 3000 



and .^01)0 feet. " Iris salmon-colour ; feet dull irreenish. claws pale grey- 

 brown ; beak orange." 



42. Ninox ptmctulata Quoy & Gaim. — Two females from the foot of the mountain. 



" Iris deep chestnut." No bars above, only whitish spots, but these inclined 

 to be bar-like in one. This latter specimen has also one pure white feather 

 on the crown. 



43. Spilornis rufipectus Gould. — At 4000 feet. ? not quite ad. "Iris ochreous: 



feet deep ochreous orange." 



44. Spilospizias trinotatus haesitandus Hart. — One ? juv., one ? ad., Bonthain, 



1000 and 4000 feet. I am not aware that the young bird of the southern 

 form differs from that of Sp. trinotatus trinotatus, and the iiA.\\\i female sent 

 by Doherty does not show the characters of kaesitam/us very well, which is 

 after all a poor sirbspecies. 



45. Tinnuncidus moluccensis oceidentalis Mey. & Wigl. — Three specimens from 



6000 feet. 

 40. Malia grata Schleg. Three skins from 6000 feet. " Iris two shades of brown, 

 separated by a black line ; feet and claws dull ochreous brown ; beak 

 blackish, commissure and mandible dull ochreous." One evidently younger 

 bird is much duller below, the under tail-coverts brownish. 



11. ON SOME BIRDS COLLECTED IN LOW COUNTRY NORTH OF 

 MAKASSAR IN JULY 1896. 



Among half a hundred birdskins collected there are only a few which require 

 mention here, the majority belonging to very well known common species. 



1. Trichostoma finscki Wald. — This species outnumbers all others sent: it must 



therefore have been very common near Makassar. 



2. Siphia rujigula (Wald.). — An adult male and an evidently adult /«;««&, without 



any details on the labels. The male agrees with the description. The wing 

 measm-es 64 mm. The female closely resembles Siphia bonthaina, but 

 differs in the following points : — 



(1) The wing is decidedly shorter, measuring only 57 mm. 



(2) The upperside is not brownish olive, but ashy, with a faint brown tinge. The 

 edges to the wing-quills are paler and not so rufous. 



(3) The rectrices and upper tail-coverts are not so chestnut rufous, but duller. 

 The tail does not show any rufous colour at all from below, while in 

 S. bonthaina it is distinctly so even from below. 



(4) The tarsus is much shorter : 10 mm. (19 to 20 in S. bonthaina). 



3. Oriolus celehensis meridionalis Hart. — Three skins, beautifully showing the 



characters of this very well pronounced southern form. 



4. Streptocitta albicollis (VieilL). — Several skins from the Chamba-Maros country 



north of Makassar. Doherty says that " this bird seems to bo a mimic of 

 Gazzola typica, the two looking very much alike at a distance." It must 



