of the Genus Pomatorhiiius. 131 



1. POMATORHINUS MONTANUS. 



Pomatorhinusmontanus,Yi.ov%^e\di, Linn. Trans, xiii. p. 165 

 (1820) (type of genus) ; Zool. Res. in Java, pi. 51 (1824). 



Head dark slaty brown, lores black, ear-coverts dark brown, 

 a white supercilium from tlie base of the maxilla to the nape ; 

 the whole of the upper surface of the body, and sides of the neck 

 and breast, bright reddish chestnut ; primaries brown, faintly 

 margined on the outer web with olive ; secondaries, tertia- 

 ries, and outer webs of tail-feathers chestnut-brown ; throat 

 and breast w^hite ; flanks reddish chestnut, passing into 

 chestnut-brown on the belly and lower tail-coverts. Bill 

 yellow, culmen dark. 



Wing 3'8 inches, tarsus 1"3, bill from gape 1*15, tail 4i'2. 

 Specimen descr. ex Java {Wallace) : mus. Tweeddale. 



Hub. Java. 



According to Horsfield (/. c.) this bird is confined to the 

 higher ranges of the hills, never descending below about 

 7000 feet. He further states that it builds its nest on higli 

 trees and feeds on berries and fruits or vegetables ! ! From 

 existing evidence, however, it would appear that Pomatorhini 

 are purely insectivorous in their food. 



In Borneo and Malacca this species is replaced by the fol- 

 lowing smaller and distinct race. 



2. POMATORHINUS BORNEENSIS. 



Pomatorhinus borneensis, Cabanis, Mus. Heineanum, i. 

 p. 84(1850). 



Pomatorhinus montanus, Horsfield, S. Miiller, Verh. over de 

 Nat. Geseh. Nederl. overz, Bez., Land- en Volkenk. p. 405. 



Pomatorhinus borneensis, Cab., Salvad.Ucc. di Born. p. 210. 



Specimens from Borneo are identical with those from Ma- 

 lacca, and differ from the Javan P. montanus in being con- 

 stantly much smaller, in the upper parts being rather brighter, 

 and in the secondaries, tertiaries, and tail being olive-brown 

 above instead of chestnut-brown. 



Wiug3"5, tarsus I'l, bill from gape I'l, tail 3*6. Spec, descr. 

 ex Borneo [Wallace) et Malacca {Maingay) : mus. Tweed- 

 dale. Iris yellow (Doria). 



Hah. Borneo, Malacca. 



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