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Malaccan specimens; but the wing only measures 3"85, 

 which is less than the measurements given by Mr. Sharpe, 

 who, however, docs not state the locality whence the specimen 

 described by him in the 'Catalogue^ came (vol.i. p. 368). 



2. AsTUR TRiviRGATUS (Tcmm.) ; Tweedd. t. cit. p. 286. 

 No. 287. Kitta Djawa, Sumatra. Irides golden-orange ; 



bill bluish black ; gape yellow ; legs and feet bright yellow. 

 A beautiful adult specimen, with grey head and prominent 

 crest. It agrees in the main with the description of the male 

 given by Mr. Sharpe (Cat. B. i. p. 105), but has the chest 

 rufous-brown, broadly streaked with black ; it has, however, 

 only three instead of four bands on the tail as described by 

 Mr. Sharpe. 



3. Spilornis pallidus, Walden ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. i. p. 290, pi. ix. 



Spilornis bacha ?, Salvad. t. cit. p. 173.ii 



No. 306, 2 . Gounong Traug. Irides rich golden yellow ; 

 cheeks (sides of face) yellow ; bill light blue ; legs and feet 

 yellow. 



It is rather remarkable that Mr. Forbes should have met 

 with this species, which is new to the avifauna of Sumatra, 

 in the same locality as undoubted S. bacha ; but there seems 

 to be no doubt as to the identification of S. pallidus, of which 

 the small size and pale coloration render it easily recognizable. 

 The specimen sent is a female ; and the wing only measures 

 14*5 inches, taken with a tape from carpal joint to end of 

 primaries, which was the way Mr. Sharpe measured all his 

 birds of prey. It will be seen that this length of wing is 

 the limit given by Mr. Sharpe for the species ; but then he 

 had only a young female to go upon, whereas Mr. Forbes's 

 example is quite adult. 



4. Spilornis bacha (Daud.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 i. p. 290. 



No. 309 a, 2 • Gounong Trang, Sumatra. Irides rich 

 golden-yellow ; cheeks (sides of face) yellow ; bill light blue ; 

 legs and feet yellow. 



An adult bird. Wine: 15 inches. 



