Ornithology of Borneo. 21 



Sabu had the iris yellow-brown^ the bill umber, and legs lead- 

 blue. These birds feed on insects ; and from the stomach of 

 one I took a Scolopendra. The tongue is plain, with slight 

 apical slit. Kidneys double. — A. E.] 



. Calornis chalybea (Horsf.) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1876, p. 45. 



a,b. ? . Sibu Island. Iris in one crimson, in the other 

 pale brick-red. 



[One of the commonest birds of Sarawak. They are usually 

 seen in flocks haunting the taller trees, in the holes of which 

 they nest. A nest was brought to me at Liugga, placed inside 

 the dry husk of a cocoanut which had been eaten through 

 by a squirrel ; the eggs were green-blue, spotted with brownish 

 purple, chiefly at the larger end, where the spots formed a 

 ring. The food of these birds consists in a great measure 

 of small fruits and seeds. In an immature male, shot May 

 4, 1874, I found only the left testis developed, the right 

 one being scarcely discernible ; it was dark green, elongate, 

 and about one third of an inch in length. — A. E.] 



Artamus leucorhynchus (L.) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 140. 



[Santubong Bay, Marup, Bruit, Bintulu. A scarce bird 

 and very shy ; frequents high trees, perching on the topmost 

 twigs, and is generally seen in pairs. The flight resembles 

 i\\?ii oi Microhier ax fringUlarius. When at rest these birds 

 utter their only note, a kind of harsh croak. Observed also 

 at Sibu, and at the mouths of the Katibas and Ibau, tribu- 

 taries of the Rejang, the Ibau being some 130 miles from the 

 sea by the course of the river. — A. E.] 



EuRYL^MUS ochromelas, Raffl. ; Salvad. t. c. p. 108. 



[A female, shot Sept. 4, 1874, had the stomach full of 

 weevils. The coeca coli are two, rather large, infundibuliform. 

 This bird is common over the whole territory, on the coast as 

 well as inland. — A. E.] 



CoRYDON suMATRANUs (Raffl.) ; Sharpe, Ibis, p. 48. 



a. cJ. Jilalong branch of Bintulu river. Bill white, clouded 

 dull crimson ; iris pale brownish purple ; legs and feet dark 

 brown. 



