12 Mr. R. B. Sharpens Cuntributmis to the 



Malacopteron magnum, Eyton ; Salvad. f. c. p. 226. 



a. (S . Bintulu. Iris crimson ; bill dark brownish ; legs 

 pale whitisli leaden grey. 



b, c. d $ . Tagora. Iris indian-red ; bill black, the lower 

 mandible whitish lead-colour ; legs and feet pale pinkish 

 leaden grey. 



Brachypteryx malaccensis, Hartl. ; Salvad. t. c. p. 222. 

 a, b. d $ . Bintulu. Iris crimson ; legs pinkish white. 

 [These birds haunt the undergrowth of the old jungle, and 

 never inhabit the high trees. — A. E.] 



Trichixos pyrrhopygus, Less. ; Salvad. t. c. p. 224. 



a. (S ad. Bintulu. Legs and feet pale. 



b. ? juv, Bintulu. Iris dark brown; gape yellow; legs 

 pinky white; bill dark brown. 



Malacocincla rufiventris, Salvad. t. c. p. 229. 

 a. 2 ' Tagora, May 1875. Iris yellow-brown ; bill smoky 

 black, the under mandible leaden grey ; legs pale horn-brown. 



Setaria affinis (Blyth) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 231. 



a. S . Jambusan. 



b. S • Bintulu, pairing. Iris dark raw-sienna ; legs 

 bluish lead-colour ; bill the same, culmen darker. 



Setaria pectoralis, Salvad. t. c. p. 233, tav. iv. fig. 1 . 

 a,b. c? ? • Bintulu. Iris light brown ; bill black ; legs 

 pale purplish. 



Setaria albigularis, Blyth ; Salvad. t. c. p. 233. 

 a. ^ . Bintulu, pairing. Iris crimson ; bill black ; legs 

 dark leaden grey. 



CopsYCHus PROBLEMATicus, Sharpc, Ibis, 1876, p. 36. 



a. $. Sibu. 



The hen bird now sent fully confirms the distinctness of 

 C. problematicus as a species, the blackish under wing-coverts 

 and general darker coloration being very conspicuous. 



[May be seen in all gardens and clearings in Sarawak, 

 where it is always welcome, as it is one of the few Bornean 

 birds that can boast some approach to a song. Observed on 

 Matang and Sirambu at a height of over 1200 feet. The 



