( .519 ) 



1 agree with Messrs. Gates {Fauna Brit. India, liin/g, Vol. J I. \). aTo) and 

 Biittikofer {I.e. p. 302) that the genus PrionochiUx as recognised in Cat. B. X. is 

 more conveniently separated into the genera Priono<-hilax (ten primaries, first 

 of the length of the tarsus, distribution : Malay Archipelago to Tenasserim and 

 Philippines), Pachijglosm. (ten primaries, first not longer than hind-toe, distribution : 

 Ceylon), Acmonorlnjnchus (nine distinct primaries, beak as in Priot>ocliilu.<, distribn- 

 tion : Ceylon, Tenasserim to Philippines and Celebes, 8anghir, Flores), Piprisoma 

 (nine distinct primaries, under edge of mandible strongly curved upwards, dis- 

 tribution : India to Borneo and Timor). In Nov. Zool. 11. p. (.5, I already made 

 remarks on the generic characters of Prionocliilm, bnt I had not then noticed the 

 two articles of Gates and Biittikofer, and did not go deeper into the question. 



16. Cinnyris Solaris (Teram.). 

 Not rare at Endeh and in tlie low country aronud Nanga Raman. The 

 brilliant colour of tliroat and abdomen is gained by moult in the skins before me. 



IT. Cinnyris pectoralis (Horsf).' 

 Endeh and Nanga Raman, scarce. 



18. Anthreptes malaccensis chlorogaster (Sharpe). 



A nude and a femalu from Endeh, none from Nanga Ramau. {Anthreptes 

 lepida of 'Wallace's list.) 



*19. Ptilotis virescens Wall. 

 One fetnnle from above 3000 feet seems smaller than {hefenialcs from Lombok, 

 the wing only measuring 59 mm. It would be necessary to compare a large series 

 to find out whether this is an individual character or peculiar to Flores specimens. 



20. Philemon neglectus Biittik. 

 Two male.<i from Endeh only. 



*:21. Zosterops crassirostris Hartert. 

 (Plate III.) 



This interesting new bird has been described antcn, p. 172, with the following 

 words : — 



S ad. Feathers of forehead yellowish white; those of crown blackish brown, 

 with broad whitish margins, which become more brownish and less conspicuous 

 towards the nape, where they have vanished altogether. Lores, feathers in front of 

 the eye, a narrow superciliary line, and feathers under the eye black, the latter 

 fading into dark brown towards the ear-coverts. Eyelids liare, with only a very 

 narrow ring of tiny scaly feathers of a blackish colour round the eyes ; behind the 

 eyes a large naked spot. All the rest of the upper jiarts of a pale olive colour, with 

 a greenish wash. Quills deep brown, with a very pale bnft" inner lining and light 

 olive-brown outer edges. Tail-feathers brown, with olive outer margins. Entire 

 under surface whitish buff ; sides of breast and flanks with a brownish wash. Thighs 

 brown. " Iris naples-yellow ; bill lead-grey ; legs flesh-colour ; nails grey." Total 

 length about 130 mm. ; wing 71 : tail 50; cnlmcn from base 10 ; bill from end of 

 feathering 14-3 ; tars. 20—21. ? like S. 



