20 Mr. R. B. Sliarpe's Contributions to the 



[Shot in the early part of the N.E. monsoon in the Casu- 

 arinas lining the shore of the Bintulu coast. — A. E.] 



This is the first recorded occurrence of the species in 

 Borneo. 



Hemipus obscurus (Horsf.). 

 Mijiolestes obscurus, Salvad. t. c. p. 156. 



a. ^. Bintulu. Iris dark brown ; bill and feet jet-black. 



b. ^ . Bintulu. Iris chocolate. 



Pityriasis gymnocephala (Temm.) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 159. 



[One of the rarest birds in Sarawak. I saw one specimen 

 at the mouth of the Skarang river ; and my hunters were so 

 fortunate as to come across a large flock on the hills near 

 Marup^ out of which they secured a dozen specimens (Aj)ril 

 1871). After each discharge of the guns the flock returned 

 to the same spot until a wounded bird cried out^ when they 

 all flew oft\ An examination of the contents of the gizzards 

 in several individuals, showed that their food consisted of ar- 

 boreal Orthoptera, cockroaches, beetles, and some large green 

 larvae. In one of the males the testes, which are yellow, 

 were as large as ordinary peas, the left being the larger ; in 

 the others the organs were of the usual dimensions. None 

 of the females exhibited enlarged embryos in the ovaria. The 

 C(Bca coll were present and were non-adherent. In two of the 

 male specimens the auricular patch was red instead of black, 

 although they were apparently mature birds. — A. E.] 



DissEMURus BRACHY^PHORus, Tcmm. ; Salvad. /. c. p. 154. 

 a. $ . Matang, June 1875. Iris brownish red. 

 [Universally distributed and very common. — A. E.] 



Platysmurus aterrimus (Temm.); Salvad. t.c. p. 279. 

 a,b. c? ? . Bintulu, Oct. 1875. Iris crimson ; bill and 

 feet black. 



fProcm'ed also at Belida and Marup. — A. E.] 



Oriolus xanthonotus, Horsf. ; Salvad. t. c. p. 277. 

 a. $. Bintulu. Pairing. Iris crimson; bill burnt-sicnna 

 brown ; legs leaden . 



[Gunong trahn, Marup, Bintulu, &c. A female shot at 



