32. MUNiA. 333 



Fringilla maja, Bochl Tabl. PI. Enl. p. 7 (1783); Llcht Vev 



Boubl. p. 26 (1«L'3). 

 Loxia leucocepliala, Baffl. Trans. Linu. Soc. xiii. p. 314 (1S22). 

 Amadina maja, li/i/fh, J. A. S. B. xiii. p. 949 (1844), xv. pp. 36 285 



(1846) ; Grai/, Gen. B. ii. p. 370 (1849J ; id. Iland-l. B. ii. p 54 



no. 6754 (1870) ; Hume, Str. F. 1879, p. 66. 

 Miinia maja, i?/?/</i. Cat. B. Mus. As. .S'oe. p. 116 (1849) ; Bp Coruyj 



Av. i. p. 451 (1850) : Horsf. Sf Moore, Cat. B. Mus. E.I. Co. 



11. p. 505 (185()); Keichenh. Singu. p. 40, pi. xv. fio-s. 1.30-132 



(1861); StoUczha, J. A. S. B. xxxix. p. 329 (1870); jfahlen, Ibis, 



18/1, p. 177 ; Hume, Str. F. 1873, p. 460 ; Vorderm. Nat. Tiidschr. 



Aederl. Lid. xliv. p. 218 (1885), xlvi. p. 87 (1887). 

 Dermophrys maja, Cab. Mus. Hein. i. p. 174 (1850). 



Adult male. General colour above dull chestnut-brown ; rump 

 and upper tail-coverts glossy maroon, the latter inclining to deep 

 crimson ; tail-feathers blackish, with deep crimson edges to the 

 centre ones; wing-coverts and inner secondaries like the back; 

 bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and quills dusky brown, edged with 

 the same colour as the back ; head all round and throat white, the 

 hind neck white, washed with brown, as also the centre of the 

 throat, which is chocolate-brown ; the centre of the breast and 

 abdomen, thighs, and under tail-coverts black ; sides of the breast 

 and Hanks deep chestnut : under wing-coverts tawny buff ; quills 

 dusky, chestnut along the inner web : " bill very pale blue, whitish 

 towards the tip and along the commissure ; feet and claws very 

 dark plumbeous; iris dark brown "(TF. Davison). Total length 

 4-1 inches, culmen 0-45, wing 2-15, tail 1-3, tarsus 0-65. 



Adult female. Similar in colour to the male. Total length 4 

 inches, culmen 0-45, wing 2-1, tail 1-55, tarsus 0-55. ° 



Young. Entirely brown, inclining to ochreous brown on the rump 

 and upper tail-coverts ; quills and tail-feathers brown, edged with 

 the same colour as the back ; sides of face, ear-coverts, cheeks, and 

 under surface of body pale tawny buff, lighter on the throat' and 

 centre of the body. 



The young birds moult directly into the red plumage of the adult, 

 but the head, throat, and chest are smoky brown, leaving only a 

 little white on the face and chin ; there is very little black on the 

 abdomen compared with the adult, at least in the females. Whether 

 the adults moult into a seasonal plumage, I am unable to find out 

 from our series. 



Hah. Malayan Peninsula, from the WeUesley Province south- 

 wards. Sumatra. Java. 



a, b. Ad. ; c. Juv. Welleslev Province, Malacca, Hume Coll 



sk- Nov. 27 (F. Stoliczka). 



d, e. S ad. sk. Perak, Feb., Mav {H. Kelham). Forbes Coll 



f-g. c? ad sk. Peuang, July ( W. Davison). Hume Coll. 



h, I, Jc Ad. sk. Penaug (Dr. Cantor). ludia Museum. 



l-y. d ad. et piv. ; Klang, Salangore, Feb.-April, Hume Coll 

 _^ z-h. $ ad.sk. Aug., Oct. (TF. Damson). 



t,k. $ ad. sk. Jerome, Salangore, Aug. ( W. Hume Coll. 

 DatHso?i). 



