( -l^-l ) 



autl the under wing-coverts are as pale as in Malacca skins (tliongU they are never 

 white). I consider the more greenish olive birds with the rich yellow under wing- 

 coverts freshly mouhed birds, the others more faded ones. (Malacca, Borneo, etc.) 



•51. Meiglyptes grammithorax (Malh.). 

 A male from Bungnrau. (All over the ailjoining countries.) 



*52. Micropternus badiosus (Temm.). 



A feinali' from Cape Data, Bungnrau. The rump, back, scajiulars, and smaller 

 upper wing-coverts are quite uniform. T/u' speni's is onhj known from Borneo 

 (Hargitt, Get. B. XVI II. \k A^W). 



*53. Chrysocolaptes validus (Temm.). 



A male from Mt. Banai, Bunguran. 



In Sumatra I killed -a female, in 1888, with the back and rump as white as the 

 hind neck. I should like to see more Sumatran specimens (Deli) to investigate 

 whether tliere is any constancy in this character. 



"04. Thriponax javensis (Horsf ). 



A mall' from Mt. llanai, Buugurau (1 ) feet). Distrilnitinn from Soutli 



Tenasserim to Borneo and some of the Philippine Islands. 



*5o. Hemilophus pulverulentus Cremm.). 

 Three males, Buuguran. (Himalayas to Borneo.) 



'oil. Merops sumatranus Raffl. 



Bunguran. Habitat {Cut. I>. XVll. ji. 62): "From Southern China to 

 Coehju China and Siam, the Malavan Peninsula, Java, Borneo." 



*o:. Halcyon chloris (Bcidd.). 



A series of these birds, best agreeing with what Y)\. .Sharpe {Cut. B. XVII. 

 p. 273) puis down as the tyjiical //. chloris. 



08. Palaeornis longicauda (Bodd.) (Nov. Zom,. 1. ]>. 4n]). 



A mole from Bnuguran, and another from I'nln Laul. They agree witli 

 Malaccan specimens. 



•">0. Harpactes duvauceli (Temm.) (Nov. Zooi.. 1. ]i. -181). 

 Both sexes from Bnnguran. 



(id. Anthracoceros coiivexus (Temm.) (Nov. Z<ioi,. 1. p. 4n1). 



A sci-ies of both sexes, illustrating tlie change of i)lumage from yonng to old 

 (cf. Cat. n. XVII. ji. 304, etc.). from Buiiguian, I'mIu I';iM(hil;, :iiid Pulu Lant. 



