24 Contributions to the Ornithology of Borneo. 



Gallinago stenura (Kulil) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 335. 

 a. Sibu^ February 1875. 



Ardea purpurea^ L. ; Salvad. t. c. p. 345. 



a. Bintulu, Oct. 23, 1875. Iris bright yellow ; tibia and 

 back of tarsus light greenish yellow, frout of tarsus and upper 

 surface of foot shining black, under surface of foot ochreous ; 

 bill dark horn-brown, the under mandible chrome-yellow ; 

 base of bill and naked skin, including the eyelids, greenish 

 yellow. 



[An uncommon bird in Sarawak, seen during the N.E. 

 monsoon. The above specimen is a very young bird. — 

 A. E.] 



Ardetta sinensis (Gm.) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 354. 

 a. $ . Bintulu. Iris golden-yellow; bill bright yellow, 

 tinged with green; the culmen black; legs yellowish green. 



Porzana pygmtea (Naum.) ; Swinh. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 414. 



a. J . Silai, Bintulu. Iris pale brick-red ; bill dull sap- 

 green ; legs dark greenish brown. 



This Crake, which is doubtless a migrant from the Chinese 

 coast, has never been procured in Borneo before. 



Mareca PENELOPE (L.) ; Swinh. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 418. 



a. ? . Bintulu. Iris grey-brown ; bill and feet dark 

 greenish lead-colour. 



[This was shot in November 1875 as it was swimming about 

 in a small creek in front of the fort at Bintulu. — A. E.] 



The present species is here recorded for the first time from 

 Borneo, and is not included in Count Salvadori's work. 



Dafila acuta (L.) ; Swinh. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 418. 



a. ?. Bintulu, Nov. 18, 1875. Iris dark brown; bill 

 blackish lead-colour ; legs greenish lead-colour. 



[Shot in the same creek as the Widgeon. A few Ducks 

 visit Borneo during the N.E. monsoon, sometimes occurring 

 as far in as Sibu. — A. E.] 



As in the case of the Widgeon, this species is new to Borneo ; 

 it is doubtless only a winter migrant. 



