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and cannot be mistaken for it when compared, and Si. darisoni, recently described by 

 Sharpe in the meeting of the Brit. Oru. Club, in October 1802 (see Ihis, 1893, 

 p. 110). This latter species is very much like St. ncUunensis, but can easily be dis- 

 tinguished by the mnch more riifous colour of the uj>p('r parts ami wings, a distinctly 

 shorter wing and a less powerful bill, besides ttiat the ear-coverts are uniformly 

 ochraceous brown, without an indication of grey feathers on the upper margin. 



Stach/ii.'i datisoni is characterised (I.e.) as follows : " Similis St. bornei'iisi, 

 rostro nigro, fitcie laterali et regionc parotica, pallide ochracescontibns, pectori con- 

 coloribns, distinguenda." 



" Long. tot. 0-5 poll., aJae 2-2o." 



{Hub. Pahang, eastern coast of the Malayan Peninsula.) 



As the ty])e (and single specimen sent) belongs to the Kaffirs Museum at 

 Singapore, and is going back to the East, I take this ojiportunity of describing it 

 before it leaves Europe. I thank Mr. Sharpe for his kindness in lending me the 

 specimen for comj)arison. 



S ad. Satrhi/ris daei.som Sharpe (type). Bill (in skin) black, under maudililc 

 paler. Feathers of forehead blackisli, ])ale greyish at base aud on tlieir margins. 

 Lores grey, mixed with blackish. From the hinder part of the crown along the 

 occiput a broad median stripe of brown, bordered right and left by a broad lateral 

 stripe of blackish, which again is bordered on both sides by a line of whitish streaks, 

 <'aused by rows of feathers with white shaft-lines. All the remainder of the ujijier 

 parts rufous brown with a faint olive tinge. Quills deep brown, rufons browu on 

 the outer webs. Sides of the head yellowish rufous brown. A broad white malar 

 stripe. Chin and tliroat dark ashy grey, paler towards the mandible. The rest of 

 the under parts light yellowish rufous brown, the feathers distinctly paler along the 

 shaft ; centre of abdomen much paler. Tail dark rufons brown. Total length about 

 5'5 inches; wing, 2"2r) : tail, 2; culmen, 0'60 ; height of culmen at base, it*10; 

 tarsus, 0-8. 



6. 11. Tahau, Pahang, August ;5r(l, 1891 (W. Davison coll.). 



1 1 . Mixomis everetti s]). nov. 



M/xonii^ supra rufesceus, infra flava, nigro striata, sicut ^f. r/ulari.i, a (|ua 

 differt stria supraoculari cinerea, striis pcctoralihus latioribus. 



Hfif). Bnnguran. 



Adult male. — Above rufous brown, paler aud with a faint yellowish tint on the 

 back and rump, darker and actually chestnut on the top of the head ; feathers 

 immediately above the bill grej-ish, having Ijlack shaft-streaks and greyish webs, 

 those of the crown with black shafts. Lores, feathers round the eye, and a distinct 

 streak above the eye grey, most feathers with distinct black sliafts. Ear-coverts 

 whitish grey, rufous towards their hind part. A somewhat obsolete malar stripe of 

 whitish black-centred feathers. Qnills dark blackish sepia brown, externally broadly 

 edged with chestnut, the tirst primaries with narrow and sometimes obsolete 

 yellowish brown fringes, the inner secondaries chestnut on both webs. Wing- 

 coverts chestnut, rectrices above chestnut, lighter and brighter towards the margins. 

 Qnills internally edged with pale yellow towards the base. Under surface lemon 

 yellow, the uppermost chin feathers more whitish ; throat and breast with liroad 

 black median lines, abdomen with very narrow and sometimes obsolete dusky shaft 

 lines. Sides of bodv and under tail-coverts dull olive vellow. Under wiug- 



