Mr. R. B. Sharpe's Catalogue of Accipitres, 99 



I have examined two adult specimens of Spilornis from 

 Penang, two from Malacca, and one from Singapore, all of 

 which come so close to the Andaman specimens of S. davisoni, 

 that I can hardly think them separable from it ; the two 

 Penang birds, in particular, seem only to differ from S. davi- 

 soni in wanting the white external edge to the wing-lining, 

 which Mr. Hume notes as a constant character of >§. davisoni^. 



The following measurements, taken by myself, may be 

 worth recording : — 



Wing; Tarsus. Middle toe s. u. 



in. in. in. 

 Li the collection of the Marquis 

 of Tweeddale. 



Adult from Malacca 15-25 1-8 



15-2 31 1-8 



In the Norwich Museum. 



Adult from Penang 15-5 3-25 1-8 



„ „ 15-3 3-2 1-8 



Adult from Singapore 15-2 3-3 17 



Immature from do., marked S • • 14'6 3'3 1'7 



„ „ marked $ . . 14-8 3-2 1-8 



The Norwich Museum also possesses four examples of Spi- 

 lornis from the island of Sumatra, three of which are fully 

 adult, and the fourth very nearly so ; the following are the 

 measurements of these specimens : — 



Wing. Tarsus. Middle toe s. u. 

 in. in. in. 



S 14-9 3-2 l-o 



S 14-8 3-3 1-65 



Sex not recorded 15-4 3-5 1-7 



,, „ 16-5 3-5 1-8 



Two of these specimens closely resemble in plumage the 

 ordinary Spilornis of Ceylon; but a third is less clear in 

 its ocellations, and inclines, in the character of its mark- 

 ings, to the specimens which I have seen from Malacca and 

 Singapore; the fourth specimen, which is just attaining its 

 adult plumage, is a very clearly spotted bird, with the brown 

 portions of its plumage darker than is usual in Ceylonese spe- 

 ♦ Vide < Stray Feathers ' for 1873, p. 30G, and for 1874, p. 147. 



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