42 Mr. R. B. Sharpens Contributions to the 



The above specimeu is more striped on the breast than 

 are ordinary examples, the bird most approaching this Bor- 

 nean specimen being one collected by Mr. Cuming in the 

 Philippines ; all the others in the Museum arc more or less 

 uniform. 



43. Henicurus RUFicAPiLLus (Temm.); Elwes, Ibis, 1872, 

 p. 257. 



a. "No. 16. 6. Puak Hill, Sept. 14, 1874. Iris choco- 

 late ; bill black ; legs pinkish white. Not breeding." 



This is a very interesting addition to the avifauna of Bor- 

 neo. Having compared this specimen with Temminck^s 

 plate, I came to the conclusion that it agreed ; but the figure 

 does no justice to the beauty of the species. 



44. Anthreptes malaccensis (Scop.) ; Salvad. /. c. p. 178. 

 a. " No. 48. 6 . Sibu, Jan. 7, 1875. Iris brick-red ; legs 



greenish." 



b. '' ^ . Sibu, Jan. 16, 1874. Iris brown; legs greenish." 

 Another female killed in January is described as having 



the iris " brick-red ;" so that specimen b is doubtless a young 



bird. This is also apparent from the bill, which is pale 



brown instead of blackish. 



45. iETHOPYGA EUPOGON, Cab. ; Salvad. I. c. p. 173. 



a. ''No. 104. 6. Sibu, Jan. 18, 1875. Iris chocolate." 



b. "2- Matu Beach, May 8, 1874. Iris dark chocolate." 



46. Dictum trigonostigma (Scop.) ; Salvad. /. c. p. 166. 



a. ''No. 204. S- Jambusan, Sept. 16, 1874. Iris raw 

 sienna ; bill black ; legs dark leaden colour. Pairing." 



b. " c? . Jambusan, Sept. 10, 1874. Iris grey-brown ; legs 

 brown." 



The second specimen is a young male, which I have had con- 

 siderable difficulty in determining. Mr. Wallace obtained 

 a similar male bird in Malacca, but did not identify the 

 species ; moreover I have never seen an authentic female of 

 this Dicaum. I have, however, been enabled to determine 

 a female Malaccan bird in the British Museum from Count 

 Salvadori's description, and I therefore characterize this sex as 

 follows : — 



