the District of Lampong, S.E. Sumatra. 309 



90. Malacopteron majus. 



Malacopteron majus, Blyth, J. A. S. B. 184<7, p. 461, '' Ma- 

 lacca;^' Salvadori, Ucc. Born. p. 225. 



Napothera pileata, Miill., Bp, Consp. i. p. 359, " Sumatra, 

 Borneo" (1850). , .^ 



Sumatran and Malaccan examples are identical ; and I may 

 add that examples of the nearly allied M. magnum, Eyt., 

 from Sumatra and Malacca, in my collection in no way differ. 



91. Pitta boschii. 



Fitta boschii, Miill. & Schl. Verhandl. Nat. Gesch. Ned. 

 Ind. Aves, pp. 5, 16, t. 1, "Sumatra'' (1839-44). 



There are no specific differences between Malaccan and 

 typical examples. 



92. CiTTOCINCLA MACROURA. 



Turdus macrourus, Gm. S. N. i. p. 820 (1788). 

 The Sumatran examples do not differ from Malaccan, Javan, 

 Burman, Indian, Ceylonese, and Hainan individuals. 



93. COPSYCHUS MUSICUS. 



Lanius musicus, Raffles, t.c. p. 307, '''Sumatra" (1821) ; 

 Walden, Ibis, 1872, p. 102. 



Copsychus problematicus, Sharpe, Ibis, 1876, p. 36, " Borneo." 



Some years ago (/. c.) I endeavoured to show that the Ma- 

 layan and Javan Copsychus, belonging to the C.-saularis 

 section, differed from C saularis in having the under wing- 

 coverts " white centred with black ; " and I suggested that, as 

 the Sumatran species would in all probability be found to 

 agree with them, they would fall under the title of musicus, 

 given by Sir S. Raffles to the Sumatran Dayal. Comparing 

 the specimens obtained by Mr. Buxton, I find that this sur- 

 mise was correct. They also possess only six pairs of white 

 rectrices, as against eight in true C. saularis — a character 

 which is almost constant in Malaccan birds also. 



The Javan race has a very short bill, but is otherwise iden- 

 tical with Sumatran C. musicus. Swainson long ago (2j Cent, 

 p. 292) distinguished it under the title of brevirostris*. Mr, 



* Erroneously identified with C. amoenus ia Horsfield & Moore's . 

 Catalogue. 



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