so. I3ts. BIRDS OF NORTHWR^T SUM A TRA—RICHMOSD 49 1 



CHALCOPHAPS INDICA ( Linnaeus i. 



[Odumba] indu-n Lrxx^rs, Syst. Xat., lC»th e<l., Pt. 2. 1758. p. le>4 ^nrlia 

 orientali ). 



••Occa.sionally seen in the juntrle" on Siraalur. juid •(juit*- <ommon 

 on Pulo Siuiuat." It was also "heard in the forest" on Babi. No 

 specimens were preserved. 



CALCENA5 NICOBARICA Linnaeus . 

 [Columba] nicobarica Lixx^ECS, Sygt. Nat., 10th efL, Pt. 1, 1758, p. l&t (Nicobars ). 



"A few seen at Telok Dalam," on Simalur. and noticed on Puio 

 Babi. No specimens. 



Family FALCONID.E. 



ASTUR SOLOENSIS Horsfield). 



FfUco ml^Mcwti^ HoK.-.FiELi>, Trans. Linn. >.«-. Iy.n<l.. XIII. I't. 1. Mav. l.>:jl, 

 p. 137 (Java). 



'*A single male, shot in Labuan Badjaii Bay." Simalur. Length, 

 280 mm. "Iris dark brown, eyelids green: bill black, leaden at ba.se, 

 cere orancre: feet vellow. claws V^lack." 



ACCIPITER VIRGATUS Temminck 



Fnlco rirgnlwi "Reixw."' Temmixck, PI. Col., j i pt. ift). fVTimary. Is22. rd. 

 cix (Java). 



Four immature females, three from Simalur and one from Lasia. 

 The stomach of one individual and the crop <^>f !tn'<thf'r contained the 

 remains of small birds. 



"X number were seen. lx)th in the forest and about the clearings. 

 Also seen on Pulo Siumat." 



SPIZAETUS ALBONIGER Blythi. 



yixai^tn.-' ""itiuiijT Blyth, Jouni. A.-iat. S<x:. Ben<r., XIV, Pt. 1. 1^4'). [<. 173 

 ( Malacca ) . 



"A single male, shot on Pulo Asu. in dense jungle." Length. 514; 

 wing. 811: tail. 'lOs nmi. "Bill and cere black: lores dull leaden: toes 

 yellow, claws black." 



A SpizottuJt, probaljly of this .species, was seen on Bulo Bangkaru. 



HALIyEETUS LEUCOGASTER Gmelin i. 



\Falcf)\ leticogagier Gmelis, Syst. Nat., I. Pt. 1, 17K8, p. 257 (no locality given). 



On Simalur it was •"generally common along the sea shore. One 

 pair was nesting on Pulo Asu and two or three on Pulo Siumat. 

 One nest on the latter island wa-; <r.u)]»l<t«rl ^ I km it Christmas day. 



