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never been met with in the north-eastern portion of the 

 island before. 



MicROHiERAx LATiFRONs^ sp. n. (Plate VII.) 

 M. similis M. fringillario seel fronte latissima alba et fascia 

 alba liujus speciei per latera colli decurrente nulla dis- 

 tingueudus. Long. tot. 6-5, culm. 0-45, alae. 4*0^ caudte 

 2-3, tarsi 0-75. 



It was my kind friend Mr. J. H. Gurney who some months 

 ago showed me a specimen of this Microhierax from Borneo, 

 and drew my attention to its broad white forehead as pro- 

 bably indicating a distinct species. On examining our series, 

 however, I found that there were several specimens in the 

 Museum from Borneo which were inseparable from the true 

 M. frmgillarius of Malacca, and I hesitated to separate the 

 white-fronted bird on the strength of a single specimen. Now, 

 however, that Mr. Treacher sends four specimens, all of them 

 precisely similar, it is impossible to resist the conclusion that 

 the species is really distinct. It will probably prove to be 

 confined to the north-western district of the island, as the 

 birds presented to the Museum by Rajah Brooke from Sara- 

 wak are not to be distinguished from the ordinary Malaccan 

 type. Three of Mr. Treacher's specimens are from the Lawas 

 river, and one from Lumbidan. Governor Ussher also pro- 

 cured two in the latter province. 



Falco peregrinus, Tunstall. 



Falco cotnmunis, Gm. ; Salvad. t. c. p. 1 ; Sharpe, Cat. 

 B. i. p. 376. 



Lumbidan {coll. Treacher). 



An adult male, without indication of a native name. It is 

 also in Mr. Treacher's Labuan collection ; and I recently saw 

 a specimen sent from Sandakan, in N.E. Borneo, which after- 

 wards passed into Lord Tweeddale^s collection. 



Ketupa javanensis. Less. 



Ketupajavanensis, Salvad. t.c. p. 20; Sharpe, Cat. B. ii, 

 p. 8. 



Brunei {coll. Ussher). 



Already known from other parts of Borneo and Labuan. 



